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Video: Gold Royalty CEO Garofalo lauds court for knocking feds

Garofalo said governments should “stay out of the way" of mining projects because long lead times, unclear regulations and overlapping jurisdictions all drive away investment.

Colin McClelland | October 23, 2023 | 10:30 am

Horizonte Minerals in talks to fund nickel project overrun

The Araguaia project is facing a 35% cost jump and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2023 | 5:05 am

SQM buys 30% stake in Australia’s Pirra Lithium

The Chilean lithium giant will ultimately increase its interest to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2023 | 3:45 am

Offshore wind farms could offset billions of dollars in climate change-related costs in the Pacific Northwest – report

Floating wind farms off the coast of southern Oregon and…

Staff Writer | October 22, 2023 | 7:17 am

Video: Frank Giustra talks junior exploration and macro money matters

The seasoned entrepreneur, philanthropist, and CEO of Fiore Group telling…

Henry Lazenby | October 22, 2023 | 6:42 am

Chile copper workers begin nationwide strike over smelter closure

News of the strike comes amid an historic $583 million reinvestment plan for Codelco announced by the government.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2022 | 7:01 am

New device allows for production of chameleon metal

The inspiration behind this work is what the group sees as a major barrier to advancing technology: the short supply of rhodium and palladium, globally, and their high prices.

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

Lithium Power to become sole owner of Chile project

Lithium Power is merging with its JV partners on the Maricunga project in Chile to become the asset’s sole owner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2022 | 3:31 am

Copper price rises as looming strike in Chile adds to supply worries

Workers at Chile’s state-owned Codelco will start a nationwide strike on Wednesday to protest the government’s and the company’s decision to close a troubled smelter.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 21, 2022 | 9:09 am

Martian moon could be crucial for asteroid mining

Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have shown that mining the Main Belt of asteroids that orbit between Mars and Jupiter could be done profitably.

Staff Writer | June 21, 2022 | 5:10 am