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Apache Tribe takes fight against Resolution Copper to US Supreme Court

The Tribe has asked the top court to review a decision by the Arizona state court to allow Resolution discharge contaminants into Queen Creek.

Staff Writer | October 4, 2024 | 10:06 am

Iron-rich volcanoes may hold vast rare earth reserves, study finds

Rare earth element concentrations could be nearly 200 times higher…

Staff Writer | October 4, 2024 | 9:07 am

Canagold’s New Polaris project moves into next phase of environmental assessment

New Polaris is a past-producing, high-grade gold project for which…

Staff Writer | October 4, 2024 | 8:43 am

Copper smelters warn of closures as crunch talks get underway

A wave of new smelter investments in China and elsewhere…

Bloomberg News | October 4, 2024 | 8:02 am

Coeur Mining to buy Silvercrest in $1.7 billion deal

The addition of Silvercrest's Las Chispas mine in Mexico positions…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2024 | 3:58 am

Video: Seabridge Gold seeks British Columbia’s OK to keep KSM permits

KSM is the world’s largest undeveloped gold project.

Northern Miner Staff | July 18, 2024 | 4:04 pm

Panama vows to talk to First Quantum in coming months on shuttered mine

Panama’s new president has said that the mine may need to be temporarily reopened in order to responsibly prepare for a permanent closure.

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 12:41 pm

Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba signs $310 million lithium mine deal

The company did not name the investors, only saying they were "leading foreign British and Chinese companies in the global lithium market".

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:34 am

Mexico has ‘sufficient arguments’ to win Ganfeng dispute, says President-elect

Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence in her incoming government's ability to come out on top in a legal battle against the Chinese miner.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:31 am

Resouro touts rare earths resources at Tiros project in Brazil

The mineral resource estimate for the project positions it as one of the world's largest undeveloped resources of its kind.

Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 7:28 am

In shadow of Victoria Gold accident, workers claim lax safety culture at site

A landslide that’s stopped production at the Eagle mine in Canada's Yukon Territory may have been inevitable due to the company’s weak approach to safety protocols, employees say.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | July 17, 2024 | 2:51 pm

Wildfires erupt in Canada crude patch in threat to oil sands

One 7-acre fire is within about 6 miles of MEG Energy Corp.’s Christina Lake site, which produced almost 100,000 barrels a day in May.

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2024 | 1:09 pm

Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal

Millions of feet of copper wiring will be required for strengthening the world’s power grids, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes more are needed to build wind and solar farms.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | July 17, 2024 | 11:22 am

Rinehart’s Hancock weighs $3.3 billion iron ore mine project

Hancock acquired a 51% interest in the Mt Bevan project from Legacy Iron Ore Ltd. and Hawthorn Resources.

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2024 | 3:59 pm

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