Volume 106 Number 12 June 8 – June 21, 2020

Rio Tinto and Dominion Diamond’s Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Rio Tinto.

Dominion Diamond unveils plan to avoid bankruptcy

Canada’s Dominion Diamond Mines has unveiled a transaction that would allow it to exit court protection from creditors and access short-term operating funds, which would pave the way to eventually…






Canada Nickel discovers PGM zones at Crawford

Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC) has discovered two new palladium-platinum zones and extended nickel mineralization at its wholly owned Crawford nickel-cobalt project located in the Timmins-Cochrane mining camp, 40 km…




Queensland toughens law on mining deaths

Australia’s state of Queensland has passed a law that will see mining executives spend up to 20 years in jail, and companies hit with fines of up to A$13 million…


An aerial view of Tianqi Lithium and Albemarle’s Greenbushes lithium mine in southwestern Australia. Credit: Tianqi Lithium.

Tianqi Lithium to sell stake to raise cash

Tianqi Lithium, China’s top producer of the battery metal, says its controlling investor has put a sixth of its holding up for sale. The move, the Shenzhen-listed lithium miner said…


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