Brazil’s Mura people back Amazon potash mine
Canada’s Brazil Potash has scored a key win in its effort to build its $2.5 billion Autazes project in the state of Amazonas as the local Indigenous Mura people have…
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New Pacific shares drop on news it’s raising $35M for Bolivia projects
Shares in New Pacific Metals (TSX: NUAG; NYSE: NEWP) dropped to their lowest level in months on Tuesday following the announcement it was raising $35 million to advance its Silver…
CleanTech Lithium to kick off production at second Chile mine in 2027
Chile-focused CleanTech Lithium (AIM: CTL) said on Tuesday that results of a recently completed scoping study of its Francisco Basin project confirmed the asset’s forecast potential and estimated production could…
Navigating the deep: The Metals Company eyes late 2025 ocean mining start
In the dark waters of the abyssal plain between Mexico and Hawaii lies the expansive Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), where Canadian outfit The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) plans to pioneer…
Sigma Lithium’s Ana Cabral is our Mining Person of the Year
Sigma Lithium‘s (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) advance from IPO in 2018 to first production at its Grota do Cirilo mine in Brazil this year has been impressive — as reflected…
Brazil’s comptroller general alleges Vale corrupted inspection in Brumadinho case
Brazil’s comptroller general (CGU) has alleged in a report that Vale corrupted the “integrity” of the federal inspection system in the Brumadinho case. The collapse of the dam at Vale’s Corrego…
Sigma Lithium inks supply deal with Glencore
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) announced on Thursday it has prepared 22,500 tonnes of lithium concentrate that will be shipped to Glencore as part of a collaboration to build…
Fortuna Silver boosts presence in West Africa with Chesser buy
Canadian miner Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has expanded its footprint in West Africa after completing the acquisition of Australian gold junior Chesser Resources. In the deal announced in May,…
Copper prices may jump 20%, aluminum by 36% as demand outpaces supply: forecast
Global copper and aluminum supply deficits may cause prices to soar within a few years while steel may drop, according to a new report on metals. A 5.4-million-ton (4.9-million-tonne) copper…
Police crack down on $1.2B illegal gold trade in Brazil
The Brazilian Federal Police on Wednesday carried out an operation against illegal gold mining and trade in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory in the northwestern states of Amazonas and Roraima. According…
Great Southern Copper expands into lithium in Chile
Great Southern Copper (LSE: GSCU) announced on Wednesday it had secured the Monti lithium project in Chile’s Salar de Atacama salt flat for US$2.26 million ($3 million). The U.K.-based mineral…
World Gold Council steps up efforts to boost supply chain transparency
The World Gold Council (WGC) says its members, which account for the majority of the world’s top gold producers, have committed to taking steps towards improving the transparency of the supply chain. All…