Rio Tinto sorry for loss of radioactive capsule in Australia
Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) apologized on Monday for the loss of a small, but “highly radioactive” capsule that has triggered a radiation alert across…
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Zinc8 gets US$9M grant to establish zinc-air battery facility in New York State
Canada’s zinc-air battery developer Zinc8 Energy Solutions (CSE: ZAIR, US-OTC: ZAIRF) has been approved for a grant from Empire State Development of up to US$9 million as an incentive for…
‘Timing is right’ for NWT to harness critical minerals boom, says minister
Canada’s Northwest Territories is positioned to capitalize on the coming critical minerals supply crunch, says the territory’s Industry, Tourism and Investment minister Caroline Wawzonek. The territory, perhaps best known for…
Kazatomprom reports a production miss
The world’s largest uranium producer, Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), saw its attributable output fell by 4.1% last year to 11,373 tonnes of uranium, down from 11,858 tonnes in 2021. On…
Lundin Gold eyes resource expansion at Fruta del Norte in Ecuador
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; OTC: LUGDF) has discovered a new mineralized zone south of its rich Fruta Del Norte (FDN) mine in southeast Ecuador, with recent drilling also confirming that…
Industry scolds U.S. for mining ban in Minnesota wilderness area
The mining industry is criticizing a United States government decision to remove a large swath of northeastern Minnesota from development for 20 years even as the administration promotes critical minerals…
Fortuna Silver trims Yaramoko reserve estimate after evaluation, drill work
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has updated reserves and resources for the Yaramoko mine complex in Burkina Faso following its July 2021 purchase of the project through the…
Weaker consumer confidence dents plug-in electric vehicle uptake, critical minerals briefing hears
Near-term macroeconomic conditions could slow the uptake of plug-in electric vehicles, but strong sales growth will persist through the medium term, an industry event heard this week in Vancouver. Capitalight…
2023 is ‘likely to surprise’ us as much as 2022 did, finds White & Case survey
Inflation and geopolitics have overtaken ESG as the biggest concerns for 2023, while energy costs, shifting supply chains, and climate-related regulation and activism still worry firms. Despite shared concerns, there…
Stillwater expands resource, nickel by more than half at Montana project
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; OTC: PGEZF) has increased its resource estimate tonnage significantly at its Stillwater West battery and platinum metals project in Montana as it looks to emulate…
Energy Metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
As zero-emissions technologies continue to develop, demand is steadily rising for uranium, nickel, lithium, copper and graphite. Here’s a glimpse of eight companies exploring for or mining the energy metals. Baselode Energy …
The view from England: Unfortunate alliances by mining leaders
Just brilliant! The mining industry is in urgent need of redemption but, at conferences in January, mining executives have aligned themselves with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and an…