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Cornish Metals updates South Crofty tin resources, targets feasibility by end of 2024

The new MRE showed a 39.0% increase in tonnes and 31.6% increase in contained tin in the indicated category.

Staff Writer | September 14, 2023 | 9:33 am

Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine restructuring to put 3,000 jobs at risk

Potential revision of the Kloof 4 shaft in South Africa…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2023 | 6:14 am

Zinc-copper catalyst proposed for cleaner, more efficient fertilizer production

A zinc and copper catalyst is said to enable low-carbon-intensity urea…

Staff Writer | September 14, 2023 | 6:06 am

Taseko secures final permit for Arizona copper mine

The Canadian miner can now move its Florence project towards…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2023 | 5:13 am

Vedanta hires ex-Gold Fields boss to run copper, zinc mines

Chris Griffith, a mining veteran with decades of experience in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2023 | 3:49 am

Lack of refuelling infrastructure hindering adoption of fuel cell vehicles – report

The lack of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure hinders fuel cell vehicle rollout, according to IDTechEx.

Staff Writer | December 4, 2022 | 11:30 am

War in east is eroding Congo’s budget surplus, finance minister says

Windfall revenue from mining has compensated for some of the unexpected expenses of fighting a rebellion.

Bloomberg News | December 4, 2022 | 10:57 am

Paper electrodes for Li-ion batteries are now a reality

Through a process called carbonization, Singaporean researchers turned paper fibres into electrodes.

Staff Writer | December 4, 2022 | 6:06 am

Rio Tinto completes Kemano power station work for British Columbia aluminum smelter

Second tunnel completed 27 years after work was halted on the project by the NDP government.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | December 2, 2022 | 11:44 am

Gold Royalty sells mineral rights on 12 assets to Val-d’Or

The Canadian firm is retaining a 0.5% to 1% net smelter return royalty on the properties, as well as a 1.5% NSR on Eldorado's properties.

Staff Writer | December 2, 2022 | 5:13 am

Wesdome declares commercial production at Kiena gold mine in Quebec

The commissioning of the paste fill plant was completed on November 17.

Staff Writer | December 1, 2022 | 11:44 am

A roadmap to US domestic graphite production

Graphex Technologies has a self-contained graphite processing ecosystem in China and has bought a plant to process the metal in Michigan.

Amanda Stutt | December 1, 2022 | 11:02 am

Canada approves Marathon palladium mine environmental plan

Located 10 km from Marathon, Ontario, the mine is slated to produce 245,000 ounces of palladium annually over an estimated 13-year mine life.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2022 | 3:51 am

Fate of Barrick’s $7bn project in Pakistan to be decided next week

If Reko Diq copper-gold project gets the Supreme Court's blessing, Barrick could start operations in 2027-2028.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2022 | 6:57 am

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