Rio Tinto promotes copper boss Bold Baatar to commercial chief
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has promoted copper executive Bold Baatar to the post of chief commercial officer, in a move deemed by analysts as a clear…
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Video: American Pacific Mining’s Palmer project pivot pays off
Cashed-up American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD; US-OTC: USGDF) is preparing for an active drilling season this year at its Palmer base metals project in Alaska and the Madison copper-gold project…
Glencore backs EVelution Energy’s cobalt plant plans
Mining and commodities trader giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has agreed to supply up to 7,000 tonnes of contained cobalt per year to U.S.-based EVelution Energy as a way to support…
Tesla can’t dodge activist shareholder proposal on deep-sea mining: SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared the way for an activist proposal on sea-floor mining to be considered at Tesla’s upcoming annual general meeting. The SEC rejected a…
Video: Commerce Resources CEO optimistic on Ashram rare earths metallurgy
Commerce Resources (TSXV: CCE; US-OTC: CMRZF) has improved its method for extracting rare earth elements from the Ashram deposit in northern Quebec, achieving the highest recovery rates yet, says president…
MP Materials wins US$58.5M tax credit for Texas rare earth magnet factory to supply GM
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is being funded US$58.5 million from the United States government to finish building the country’s first integrated rare earth magnet plant, one that will supply General…
Video: Douglas Silver on the clash between NPV and ESG
There’s an inherent conflict between the way mining investments are valued and environmental social and governance (ESG) principles, says mining veteran Douglas Silver. Net present value (NPV), the dominant metric…
Baltimore bridge crash weakens link in global coal chain
Thermal coal producer Consol Energy (NASDAQ: CEIX) is one of scores of companies hit by this week’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that has shut the port of…
Explaining the copper conundrum
Arguably, no one is more aware of the coming copper shortage than copper miners themselves. Glencore CEO Gary Nagle warned in late 2022 — just months before the company made…
JV video: GeologicAI rethinks mining data and cuts carbon emissions
The Bill Gates-backed firm GeologicAI has seen a rapid uptake of its technology among global mining majors, demonstrating a 5% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions at operations in Africa, the…
MAC, Copper Mark team up to enhance transparency, credibility
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and The Copper Mark are collaborating on a pilot project seeking to enhance the assurance processes of both Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) and the…
The Mine that Fell Asleep in the Goldfields awakens young minds
In the hardscrabble world of mining, where data is king and machinery reigns supreme, first-time author Catherine Lalut wields not a drill but a quill with the children’s book The…