Glencore heads for collision with Australia’s sacred sites authority over McArthur River expansion
The Northern Territory approval would allow Glencore to double the size of the mine and extend its productive life until 2048.
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Albemarle, Tesla and Uber push electric car use in newly formed Zero Emission Transportation Association
Together with 27 other companies, they will push for 100% EV sales in the US by 2030.
Marathon ‘likely acquisition target’ after finding more gold at Valentine
Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) latest drill results from the 6-km Berry corridor within its Valentine gold project in central Newfoundland continue to return gold intervals from an area between existing…
Platinum deficit to reach 1.2M oz. in 2020: report
Both sides of the market showed strong recovery during the third quarter.
Sierra releases PEA on Yauricocha mine expansion, grows resources
South America-focused miner Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on an expansion of its Yauricocha polymetallic mine in Peru’s Yauyos province. The early-stage…
Brazilian state rejects Vale’s US$4B offer for dam disaster
The head of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, where Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Brumadinho dam collapsed in January 2019 leaving 270 people dead, has rejected the miner’s proposed settlement of…
Hecla participates in $7M Dolly Varden financing
As part of the financing, Hecla acquired a total of 807,846 shares of Dolly Varden, at 89¢ per unit, for gross proceeds of $718,983. This subscription was part of an…
Endeavour Silver expands Terronera holdings in Mexico
Silver miner Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) has expanded the size of its Terronera development project in Jalisco State, Mexico. The property now covers 201.3 sq. km, with the…
Kutcho starts feasibility on BC copper-zinc project
Kutcho Copper (TSXV: KC; US-OTC: KCCFF) has started work on a feasibility study on its namesake high-grade copper-zinc development project in northwestern British Columbia. The company has hired CSA Global…
Coronavirus curbs Mountain Province revenue
Unlike many other mines in Canada and around the world that have been put on care and maintenance because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Gahcho Kué mine in the…
Talisker plans systematic approach at Spences Bridge
Talisker Resources (CNSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) only listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange last April, but the junior holds more than 70% of the up-and-coming Spences Bridge belt in southwestern…
Accelerating the evolution of mining
The mining sector is already behind other industries when it comes to the use of new technologies, but the rate of adoption has risen in the past couple of years….