Rio Tinto, Bluejay sign JV on nickel project in Finland
Explorer and developer Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY) has inked a joint venture and earn-in agreement with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to advance the Enonkoski nickel project,…
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Australia to ramp-up production of critical minerals
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), in collaboration with Geoscience Australia and the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, recently published the second edition of the Australian Critical…
English court blocks lawsuit against BHP over Brazil dam failure
The High Court of Manchester, northwestern England, on Nov. 9, blocked a £5 billion (US$6.6 billion) lawsuit against BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) over a devastating dam collapse at an iron…
JV Article: New standard strives to improve safety and transparency in tailings management
The Global Tailings Review (GTR) released the first-ever Global Standard on Tailings Management in August. The standard aims to strengthen current best practices around the management of tailings dams in…
Troilus buys back royalty from First Quantum
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: SKREF) has entered into a definitive agreement to buy back a sliding 2.5% net smelter royalty (NSR) on 81 mineral claims and one mining lease (the…
JX Nippon increases ownership in troubled Caserones copper mine
Japan’s top smelter, JX Nippon Mining & Metals, is buying a stake in its majority-owned Caserones copper mine in Chile, which was put up for sale on Nov.9 by its partners in the…
The View from England: Europeans have treasured the grey metal for millennia
We can agree that silver is useful. It was one of the first five metals used by humans (the others being gold, copper, lead and iron), and readers in North…
Caldas Gold posts record intercept at Marmato in Colombia
Caldas Gold (TSXV: CGC; US-OTC: ALLXF) reported high-grade assays from its Marmato asset in Colombia, including a record 5.73 grams gold per tonne and 5.2 grams silver per tonne over…
GMV Minerals advances Mexican Hat project in Arizona
GMV Minerals (TSXV: GMV; US-OTC: GMVMF) has released results of an updated preliminary economic assessment for its wholly owned Mexican Hat gold project in southeastern Arizona, 116 km from Tucson. …
Kirkland Lake earnings boosted by Detour mine
Kirkland Lake Gold‘s (TSX: Kl; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) acquisition of Detour Gold and its Detour Lake mine in Ontario earlier this year now accounts for more than 40% of…
Iamgold cuts guidance after Westwood mine halt
Iamgold (TSX IMG; NYSE: IAG) has again lowered its production targets for the year, after suspending operations at its Westwood underground mine in southwestern Quebec following an earthquake. The Toronto-based…
Energy Fuels produces REE concentrate at White Mesa
Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) has produced the first rare earth element (REE) carbonate concentrate on a pilot-scale at its wholly owned White Mesa mill in southeastern Utah, 508 km…