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Cuajone’s expansion project would not increase water usage – Southern Peru exec

Southern Copper Peru’s superintendent of environmental services said water use would not increase at the Cuajone copper mine as a result of its expansion project.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 21, 2023 | 1:14 pm

Video: Randy Smallwood on gold’s enduring value in a digital age

Precious metals streaming pioneer on gold versus cryptocurrencies.

Alisha Hiyate | October 21, 2023 | 11:00 am

Video: John McCluskey reflects on Alamos Gold’s rise and Canada’s political risk advantage

CEO of Alamos Gold spoke about the origins of the…

Alisha Hiyate | October 20, 2023 | 12:07 pm

Ionic wins licence to mine rare earths in Uganda

The Makuutu project has a geology similar to southern China's…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2023 | 6:08 am

RMI and Copper Mark release Risk Readiness Assessment criteria

RRA consists of 33 criteria covering ESG risks, and defines…

Staff Writer | October 19, 2023 | 11:58 am

Vedanta selling halted copper smelter, four years later

The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu closed it in 2018 after 13 people died when police opened fire on protesters.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2022 | 4:01 am

Peruvian government to extend tax refund benefit to mining, oil exploration

The decision is based on the government’s desire to guarantee the growth of the mining sector, which is responsible for 63% of the country's exports.

Staff Writer | June 19, 2022 | 12:40 pm

New mapping method may lead to discovery of new geothermal energy, green metal resources

Researchers at the University of Twente developed a new method to analyze the earth's continental crust.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 19, 2022 | 6:10 am

Vital Metals starts commissioning at Saskatchewan rare earth extraction plant

Canada's first rare earths producer is processing ore from its Nechalacho operation in the Northwest Territories, where mining commenced in mid-2021.

Staff Writer | June 17, 2022 | 12:31 pm

BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah polymetallic project in Yukon reaches permitting stage

KZK is expected to produce an estimated annual average of 14,400 tonnes of copper, 106,800 tonnes of zinc and 25,300 tonnes of lead concentrates.

Staff Writer | June 16, 2022 | 10:48 am

Researchers figure out how to make solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer

In a study in the journal Nature Materials, researchers explain what makes them short-circuit.

Staff Writer | June 16, 2022 | 5:05 am

BHP to shut Mount Arthur coal mine as buyers walk

BHP is, hower, seeking approval to keep the mine running beyond 2026, until 2030, amid high coal prices and a tight market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2022 | 3:46 am

Chinese stimulus, lower supply from Russia to keep nickel prices high – report

Nickel prices will edge higher in Q322 as Chinese stimulus measures improve the demand outlook and the Russia- Ukraine war continues to disrupt supply, says Fitch.

Staff Writer | June 15, 2022 | 3:02 pm

PDAC 2022: Northwest Territories leaders ask Ottawa to help with infrastructure to benefit mining

Infrastructure that lags behind southern Canada is limiting the potential of the territory’s mining development and increasing its costs as well, said leaders of the N.W.T. government at PDAC.

Blair McBride | June 15, 2022 | 12:02 pm

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