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Uranium Energy to buy Rio Tinto’s Wyoming assets for $175m

Deal includes the fully-licensed Sweetwater plant and would allow Uranium Energy to add 175 million pounds of historic resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2024 | 5:00 am

Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine yields 212-carat stone

It is the 13th diamond over 100-carat unearthed this year…

Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 3:55 am

Yukon First Nations appeal BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah project in court

Among the arguments, CBC reported, was the lack of consultation…

Staff Writer | September 22, 2024 | 7:21 am

Vanadium is the new battery cathode chemistry, says Pure Lithium CEO

The company says it has found a way to make…

Amanda Stutt | September 20, 2024 | 3:47 pm

Short-seller blasts New Found Gold for lack of resource after drilling

Iceberg Research alleges the company is trying to hide the…

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | September 20, 2024 | 11:55 am

Panthera Resources overhauls project ownership in Mali and Nigeria

Panthera is increasing interest in the Kalaka gold project in southern Mali from 40% to 80%, while divesting its Nigerian assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 7, 2024 | 3:37 am

New method efficiently recovers phosphorus from sewage sludge

Volatilization seems to be a promising approach for recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge.

Staff Writer | May 6, 2024 | 5:13 am

Colombia’s largest drug cartel extracting gold from protected area – governor

The governor of Colombia’s Santander department denounced the presence of members of the Gulf Clan in the Santurbán moor.

Staff Writer | May 5, 2024 | 11:58 am

Antofagasta’s Centinela project to offer peculiar employment scheme

The Chilean miner is ready to start with the construction of a $4.4 billion second concentrator at its Centinela copper mine.

Staff Writer | May 5, 2024 | 7:28 am

What’s really driving the gold price surge?

It is being driven by strong central bank buying and geopolitical instability, with wars in Ukraine and Gaza still raging.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | May 5, 2024 | 4:03 am

Explorers need majors to fund innovation – report

There’s a deep disconnect between explorers and those deciding the future of exploration technology.

Colin McClelland | May 2, 2024 | 9:26 am

New welding technology makes solar panels easy to recycle

US-based researchers found that the use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle.

Staff Writer | May 2, 2024 | 6:06 am

Savannah Resources grows resources at Barroso lithium project

Savannah said that 93% of the resources of the Barroso lithium project in Portugal are now in the “indicated” category.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2024 | 5:33 am

Anglo American copper assets worth $35 billion — report

The estimation, by financial research firm CreditSights, is only $4 billion lower than BHP’s offer for the whole company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2024 | 8:42 am

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