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Altona Rare Earths shares start trading in London

Altona, which is advancing the Monte Muambe rare earths project in northwest Mozambique, raised $2.5 million.

Staff Writer | June 9, 2023 | 5:23 am

Hummingbird Resources pours first gold at Kouroussa mine in Guinea

Kouroussa, Hummingbird’s second operating mine in Africa, will ramp up…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 9, 2023 | 3:53 am

Winsome Resources inks deal to expand Adina lithium project in Quebec

The agreement would allow Winsome to acquire the 29 claims…

Blair McBride | June 8, 2023 | 10:18 am

BHP’s Xplor looking for more copper, nickel exploration projects

BHP Xplor’s VP Sonia Scarselli says demand-supply equation for other…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2023 | 8:12 am

Franco-Nevada grows royalty on Marathon Gold’s Valentine project

Valentine is considered the largest undeveloped gold project in Atlantic…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2023 | 3:49 am

Greenland Minerals to fight draft rejection of mining permit for rare earths project

The miner will object the draft decision as it relies on a ban on uranium mining, which is being contested separately through arbitration.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2022 | 3:58 am

Voyager Metals calculates $1.6bn after-tax NPV, 43% IRR for Mont Sorcier iron-vanadium project

Over a 21-year mine life, Mont Sorcier's annual production target is set at 5Mt of high-grade, low-impurity iron concentrate grading 65% iron with 0.52% V2O5 per tonne.

Staff Writer | July 25, 2022 | 10:55 am

Codelco resuming work at halted projects after deaths

It has begun to gradually restart two of its projects, which were halted last week following the death of two workers at different locations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2022 | 6:58 am

High-performance aluminum alloys can now be produced with little energy

Researchers have developed a new process that cuts in half the energy needed to manufacture high-performance aluminum alloys.

Staff Writer | July 25, 2022 | 5:05 am

South32 hasn’t found buyer for Eagle Downs coal project

It said that offers to date for the metallurgical coal project in Queensland, Australia, have been unacceptable.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2022 | 3:49 am

Fifty-thousand-year-old diamonds may be used to design ultra-hard yet malleable electronics

Researchers say diamonds formed during a high-energy shock wave from an asteroid collision around 50,000 years ago have unique and exceptional properties.

Staff Writer | July 24, 2022 | 8:00 am

Copper price rises as risk appetite returns

Global stocks are up for the sixth day and the dollar weakened from 20-year highs.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2022 | 9:02 am

Chile rejects second Anglo American project in two months

Local environmental authority turned down Anglo's $40 million operational continuity project for its El Soldado copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2022 | 7:55 am

Researchers figure out how to accurately detect compounds in rocks

In just one-millionth of a second, it is possible to capture the elements that make up a sample.

Staff Writer | July 22, 2022 | 6:06 am

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