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Teck faces $8 million fine for alleged breach of environmental permit in Chile

It could face two "serious" charges around its Carmen de Andacollo copper-gold mine in Chile's central Coquimbo region.

Staff Writer | October 17, 2023 | 10:04 am

Rio Tinto cuts Canadian iron ore guidance

The Iron Ore Company of Canada, in which Rio has a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2023 | 5:30 am

Newmont starts ramp-up at Peñasquito as strike ends

Return to normal operations at Mexico’s largest gold mine is…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2023 | 3:52 am

Winshear Gold moves on from Tanzania project, takes $30 million settlement

Winshear is one of three mining companies that have requested…

Staff Writer | October 16, 2023 | 4:27 pm

Scotgold in advanced funding talks to avoid default

The embattled miner, which operates Scotland’s only gold mine, is close to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2023 | 5:43 am

Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in US

The facility is expected to be located within an existing industrial area on the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas and targeted to be operational in financial year 2025.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 4:28 pm

EnergyX disqualified from Bolivian lithium race on technicality, company says

Six firms are still competing to secure a partnership, none of them have exploited lithium at a commercial scale before.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 3:19 pm

Gem Diamonds unearths 245-carat stone in Lesotho

It is the third diamond of over 100 carats recovered from the Letšeng mine within the past three weeks.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 12:08 pm

New working group to monitor truce between Las Bambas, Peruvian Indigenous communities

The new committee will keep track of the commitments agreed upon by MMG and the Indigenous communities protesting against its Las Bambas copper mine.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 2:32 pm

Ontario developer finds massive cache of pure synthetic graphite at planned housing site

King & Benton found more than it was bargaining for when it acquired the former Union Carbide synthetic graphite manufacturing facility in Welland, Ontario.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 7:20 am

Copper more effective than silver in killing covid virus

Both copper and silver release bacteria-killing ions due to corrosion but only the red metal is effective against the covid-19 virus.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 6:47 am

Abcourt expands, diversifies Québec gold portfolio with acquisition of Pershimex

The combined company would have a strategic landholding of more than 510 km2 across major gold districts in central Québec.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2022 | 11:18 am

Stronger alloys for casting, welding closer to becoming reality

New technology has allowed researchers to better understand how aluminum-copper alloys behave.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2022 | 5:06 am

Researchers study role of tall grass in post-mining soil recovery

West Virginia University researchers want to determine how Miscanthus x giganteus would behave under climate change and support pollution mitigation efforts.

Staff Writer | June 9, 2022 | 5:40 am

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