BHP, Rio Tinto to fast-track electric haul truck trials
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO), the world’s two largest miners, have partnered up to accelerate the first trial of…
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Adriatic Metals seeks US$50M after first concentrate sale
Europe-focused Adriatic Metals (ASX: ADT; LSE: ADT1) said on Monday it had sold the first shipment of concentrate from its Vares silver mine in central Bosnia, and plans to raise…
Aura buys two projects near Matupá gold property in Brazil
Mid-tier gold-copper miner Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA; US-OTC: ORAAF) recently acquired two projects in Mato Grosso, Brazil, with a view of bolstering resources at its feasibility stage Matupá growth project….
Chile to launch public consultation on tailings regulation
Chile’s Mines Minister Aurora Williams announced that the country Chile is launching a public consultation to modify its regulations on the design, construction, operation and closure of tailings facilities in…
Hecla CEO Baker resigns
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) president and CEO Phillips Baker is being replaced by chairman Catherine Boggs as the largest silver miner in the United States searches for a permanent replacement. Baker,…
Copper prices could surge to US$40,000, says top trader Andurand
The metal has risen almost 20% this year, reaching a record $11,000 per tonne this week.
Newmont reopens Argentina’s Cerro Negro gold mine
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM), the world’s largest gold producer, has resumed operations at its Cerro Negro mine in Argentina, after a six-week suspension following the death of two workers. “The…
JV Video: Quebec mineral policy drives growth, resource ministry says
Quebec’s four-year-old critical minerals policy has spurred a 600% investment updraft and doubled the number of projects to 36, a government mining program director says. The province had formed deep…
China’s solar panel surge powers silver price
Silver has broken through a mental price barrier to its highest level in more than a decade, driven in part by China’s surging solar panel industry and investor demand, analysts…
NGO sues Norway over deep-sea mining plans
Environmental activists have once again turned to the Norwegian courts, this time suing the government over its plans for seabed mineral exploration, which they claim has failed to test the possible…
Utah top spot for mine investment, says Fraser Institute
Utah took over the No.1 spot in the Fraser Institute’s 2023 global ranking of jurisdictions for mining investment, while Saskatchewan and Quebec were in the top five. Utah beat out its…
Video: Crackdown on gay rights in some regions raises safety concerns for miners, Quartermain says
Mining companies must consider human rights issues in their international operations, Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Bob Quartermain said in an April interview. Recent legislative changes in Ghana and…