Rio Tinto battles ‘misinformation’ over Serbia lithium mine
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is boosting efforts to win public support for its US$2.4-billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia, which has been halted since 2022 because…
Regulatory Issues
What miners should know about the voluntary carbon credit market
Three years ago, the London-based International Council on Mining and Metals announced a bold commitment: the world’s 28 largest mining companies pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This…
US closer to greenlighting ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cleared on Thursday one of the final regulatory hurdles for ioneer’s (ASX: INR) Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, a project that would…
Midnight Sun solves Zambian licence error
Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA) says the Zambian government admits making a mistake in June when it posted the rejection of an exploration licence renewal for the company’s main Solwezi copper…
Letter to the editor: Where has Yukon’s sense of urgency gone on Eagle cleanup?
The forced receivership of Victoria Gold has exposed a troubling pattern of mismanagement and double standards by the Yukon government. The government’s initial emphasis on urgency and environmental concerns seems…
Atlantic Mining to pay Nova Scotia $80M gold mine clean-up bond as it appeals conditions
The Nova Scotia subsidiary of Australia’s St Barbara (SBM:ASX) says the province has agreed to accept the remaining $38.7 million of a bond by the end of the month for cleaning…
Australia’s $2.4B market cap Westgold joins TSX
A shower of confetti and an electronic bell ring at the Toronto Stock Exchange Friday morning welcomed Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX; US-OTC: WGXRF; TSX: WGX) as its newest listed company. The $2.4-billion…
Aclara Resources to start rare earths production in Brazil in 2027
Rare earths developer aims to move forward the beginning of operations at its flagship Carina project to 2027 from 2029.
B2Gold shares rise amid deal with Mali on Fekola mine
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) has reached agreement with the government of Mali to resolve all issues surrounding the Fekola mine complex and related projects in light of the application…
Yukon court OKs rare Indigenous bid for mine ownership
There could be landmark new life in the abandoned Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon. The territory’s Supreme Court has approved a private bid by the Selkirk First Nation to…
Solaris Resources preps to move to Ecuador, months after derailed $130M-deal
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) is taking the first steps towards moving its head office to Quito, Ecuador’s capital, almost four months after it blasted a Canadian national security…
Yukon starts probe into Eagle mine disaster
The Yukon government has launched an independent review to identify the causes of the heap leach accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in June, while an Indigenous group…