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New Found grows portfolio with Labrador Gold project buy

The company is acquiring Labrador Gold’s Kingsway asset located nearby its Queensway gold project in Newfoundland.

Staff Writer | April 22, 2024 | 6:42 am

Ever heard of goldene?

Sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick create…

Staff Writer | April 22, 2024 | 5:14 am

Adriatic Metals takes over as operator of Bosnian silver mine

The Rupice deposit is part of Adriatic's recently opened Vares…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2024 | 5:04 am

Gem Diamonds finds 169 carat stone in Lesotho

This is the fourth greater than 100 carat Type II…

Staff Writer | April 22, 2024 | 4:58 am

New process recovers five times more lithium from waste than existing technology

Scientists discovered that aluminum hydroxide can adsorb five times more…

Staff Writer | April 21, 2024 | 6:04 am

Uranium price expected to rise in 2023 on nuclear power revival

Greenfield supply could come from Kazakhstan, but with a new incentive price close to $70 a pound, said Rick Rule.

Bruno Venditti | January 31, 2023 | 9:52 am

GM invests $650m in Lithium Americas to develop Thacker Pass mine

The biggest direct investment in mining made by an automaker to date seeks to secure the raw materials used in EV batteries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2023 | 6:18 am

Illegal mining in Central, South America decimating snake populations

A recent study found that illegal gold and copper mining in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama is decimating the populations of five newly-described tree-dwelling snake species.

Staff Writer | January 31, 2023 | 6:06 am

Canada injects $75 million into BHP’s Jansen potash mine

BHP is building Jansen in stages, with the first one estimated to cost $5.7 billion and yield 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2023 | 3:19 am

Nicola Mining plans to restart Cariboo gold mill

The company is completing final preparations to commence gold mill near Merritt, BC.

Staff Writer | January 30, 2023 | 11:39 am

Rio Tinto sorry for loss of radioactive capsule in Australia

The loss of a small, but “highly radioactive” widget has triggered a radiation alert across parts of the vast state of Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2023 | 3:44 am

Loulo-Gounkoto to keep going for years to come – Barrick CEO

Barrick said that the development of a third underground mine at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex is on track to start ore production from stoping in the second quarter of 2023.

Staff Writer | January 29, 2023 | 11:41 am