Eldorado Gold sees 22% rise in Q2 cash operating costs
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has reported an increase of 22% in cash operating costs for the three months to June 30 compared to the same period last year, and expects…
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The view from England: Time to wake up sleepy heads
I have a theory that mining executives are eating too much salad. Beatrix Potter warned us in 1909 that eating lettuce is soporific (in her Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies)….
Greenland Minerals to fight draft rejection of mining permit for rare earths project
Australia-based Greenland Minerals (ASX: GGG) said on Tuesday it will fight the Greenland government’s draft decision to reject a mining permit for the company’s Kvanefjeld rare earths project, based on a nationwide…
Pensana starts building UK’s first rare earths refinery
Rare earths junior Pensana (LSE: PRE) has broken ground at its Saltend rare earth processing hub in northern England, set to be the country’s first major facility of its kind…
The tough times will pass for boom-and-bust mining sector
I have been working with a great group of young professionals lately that have generated some interesting conversations. Some of them voiced fears and dismay at what the world is…
De Beers hikes 2022 guidance, citing ‘robust’ US demand
The miner expects to produce 32m-34m carats, from 30m-33m carats thanks to what it calls “robust demand” from US customers.
Anglo American, Nippon Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Japan’s Nippon Steel have joined forces to develop solutions for lower-carbon steelmaking, a process responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse emissions. The companies…
Rock Tech signs framework agreement with car maker in Germany
Rock Tech Lithium (TSXV: RCK; US-OTC: RCKTF) has signed a framework agreement with an unnamed global car maker headquartered in Germany to supply lithium hydroxide over an initial five-year period….
Eldorado Gold closer to restarting construction at Skouries in Greece
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is pushing ahead with pre-construction work at its Skouries gold-copper project in northern Greece, which was halted from 2017 to last year due to…
Savannah Resources shares hammered as Portugal lithium project subject to further EIA step
Shares in Savannah Resources (AIM: SAV) fell as much as 35% in early trading today after revealing the sudden exit of its chief executive and having to complete an additional…
The view from England: The UK’s burning decision on coal
Boris Johnson’s government seems set to approve the first new underground coal mine in the U.K. for 36 years. Such an outcome (a decision is due by July 7) will…
UK launches critical minerals data centre
The British government announced on Monday the creation of a centre to gather data and analyze information on the supply of critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium and graphite key for…