IGO in talks to buy into Tianqi’s Greenbushes lithium mine
Shares in Australian nickel-gold miner IGO Ltd (ASX: IGO) came to a trading halt today following several reports that the company was in advanced talks to acquire part of Tianqi Lithium’s…
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Seabridge grows footprint in B.C. with Pretium asset buy
Canada’s Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) is buying Pretium Resources’ (NYSE: PVG) Snowfield property in northwest British Columbia for $100 million in cash, a 1.5% net smelter royalty related to all…
Glencore chooses coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said today that Gary Nagle, the head of its coal division, would replace Ivan Glasenberg as the company’s top boss early next year. Glasenberg, who has…
Tailings dam management not just ‘engineering challenge’ ERM says
Sustainability consulting firm ERM says the mining industry needs to do more to prevent tailings dam disasters and notes that a further possible 19 incidents with tailings facilities could occur…
Samarco to resume production after Fundão dam tragedy
Samarco is expected to resume activities this month, five years after the Fundão dam tragedy. On November 5, 2015, the dam, owned by Samarco – controlled by Vale (NYSE: VALE)…
QMX grows Bonnefond resource; adds underground inventory
The most recent resource update from Quebec-focused junior QMX Gold (TSXV: QMX) includes meaningful resource growth across all categories and adds an initial underground resource at the 200-sq.-km Bonnefond property…
Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices
A new research note from battery supply chain specialist and price reporting agency, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, has a warning for carmakers about the direction of battery prices used in electric…
Newmont’s Musselwhite mine ramping up to full operations
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) is ramping up towards full operations at its Musselwhite mine in Ontario following successful commissioning of the mine’s conveyor system and the material handling system….
Serengeti, Sun Metals merger to create BC-focused copper-gold developer
B.C.-focused juniors Serengeti Resources (TSXV: SIR) and Sun Metals (TSXV: SUNM) plan to combine to create a “premier Canadian multi-asset copper-gold developer.” The merger will bring together the companies’ adjacent…
Sabina advances Goose feasibility and resource for release in Q1
Developer Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB; US-OTC: SGSVF) has provided an update on the progress of a feasibility study and resource for the proposed Goose mine within its wholly…
Industry leaders progress initiative to accelerate new generation of mining vehicles
The Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV) initiative – a collaboration between the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) – has made progress towards…
Centamin unveils three-year plan for Sukari gold mine
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX: CEE; LSE: CEY) has outlined a three-year plan designed to cut costs and boost efficiencies at its Sukari mine, which has been hit in the…