US markets fall, June 22-26
A surge in coronavirus cases in parts of the United States undermined market sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.31% to 25,015.55 and the S&P 500 dropped 2.86% to…
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto to drill Janice Lake copper-silver project in Saskatchewan
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has started exploration at Forum Energy Metals’ (TSXV: FMC) Janice Lake sedimentary copper-silver project in northern Saskatchewan. The major is earning up to an…
Glencore hit by another probe over Congo dealings
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is facing a criminal investigation in its home country for failing to have organizational measures in place to prevent alleged corruption in the…
Dominion Diamond sues partner in Diavik mine
Dominion Diamond Mines is suing DDMI, its associate in the iconic Diavik mine and a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO), for alleged breach of contract and acting…
Fortescue Metals targets zero emissions by 2040
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG), the world’s fourth largest iron ore producer, has brought forward a self-imposed deadline to be carbon-neutral by 2040, ten years earlier than its closest rivals…
US markets tank, June 8-12: AngloGold Ashanti, Rio Tinto, Kinross Gold
Coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 2 million and fears of a rise in infections pummelled the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index plunged 5.55%, or 1,505.44 points,…
BHP to revise mine expansion through 40 sacred sites
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) will place on hold part of its expansion plans for its South Flank iron ore project in Western Australia (WA), which would have destroyed dozens…
Star Diamond and Rio Tinto clash over project ownership
In spite of a legal dispute between partners Star Diamond (TSX: DIAM) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) at the Star-Orion South diamond project in north-central Saskatchewan, the project…
EHR Resources launches diamond ‘incubator’
With a new strategy focused on diamonds that officially launched in March, just as the coronavirus pandemic began to spread across the globe, you might think that EHR Resources (ASX:…
Calibre reports positive maiden resource for Panteon deposit at Limon
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) has reported the first resource estimate for the Panteon deposit at its Limon mine in Nicaragua. The high-grade vein is about 150 metres from…
Rio Tinto extracts high-purity scandium in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has developed a way to extract high-purity scandium oxide from waste at its titanium dioxide production facilities in Quebec. The company has been using…
Talon Metals closes private placement to advance Tamarack project in Minnesota
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF ) has raised $4 million in a non-brokered private placement of more than 40 million common shares at a price of 10¢ a share….