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US gov’t mulls 50-year mining ban in New Mexico

Proposal seeks to ban mining and oil drilling in northern New Mexico as part of a wider plan to protect Native American lands.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2023 | 6:39 am

WGC steps up efforts to boost supply chain transparency

All 33 members with operating gold mines will publish the…

Staff Writer | September 19, 2023 | 3:48 am

Environmental assessment completed for Cariboo gold project in British Columbia

Cariboo Gold underground mine was originally part of the Barkerville…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | September 18, 2023 | 3:52 pm

Adriatic Metals to begin production in Bosnia in November

Miner is ready to kick off production at its Vares…

Staff Writer | September 18, 2023 | 5:13 am

B2Gold grabs AngloGold’s stake in Colombian project

The $60 million deal comes after the two partners tried,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2023 | 3:53 am

Americas’ oldest mine now identified

An ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by humans to produce red ocher starting nearly 13,000 years ago.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 22, 2022 | 6:06 am

Second-largest indicated-or-better rare earth resource in the US now identified

NioCorp’s Elk Creek project yielded rare earth elements as a potential by-product of the mining of niobium, titanium, and scandium in a recent feasibility study.

Staff Writer | May 22, 2022 | 5:15 am

Colombia, Ecuador & Peru: Social engagement can make or break mining investment

Mineral explorers and developers often see substantial projects halted in their tracks by staunch community-level opposition, even when projects had passed regulatory muster.

Henry Lazenby | May 20, 2022 | 12:36 pm

Iron ore price up as Chinese banks cut interest rate

Chinese banks cut a key interest rate for long-term loans by a record amount on Friday.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 20, 2022 | 10:20 am

Skyharbour buys into Rio Tinto’s Russell Lake uranium project

The Canadian explorer has secured an initial 51% stake in Russell Lake, located next to its Moore property in Saskatchewan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2022 | 4:03 am

Tianqi produces Australia’s first battery grade lithium hydroxide

TLEA’s Kwinana plant has met internal certification processes with the onsite laboratory confirming that battery-grade specification has been met on 10 tonnes of lithium hydroxide.

Staff Writer | May 19, 2022 | 3:44 pm

Foxes add to Gold Fields headaches in Chile

Environmental regulator has asked Gold Fields to implement four “urgent” and “transitory” measures following the death of three specimens of culpeo fox in the area.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2022 | 6:55 am

South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand

Researchers are analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin to determine the degree of uranium contamination.

Staff Writer | May 19, 2022 | 5:05 am

MKS PAMP first precious metals refinery to set SBTi-approved carbon emissions reduction targets

The company has committed to reducing absolute scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.

Staff Writer | May 18, 2022 | 1:18 pm

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