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Rio Tinto sells Roughrider project to Uranium Energy for $109 million

The Roughrider uranium project is located 13 km west of the McClean Lake uranium mill in Saskatchewan.

Staff Writer | October 13, 2022 | 11:16 am

Marathon Gold begins early works at Valentine project in Newfoundland

Valentine is considered the largest undeveloped gold project in Atlantic…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2022 | 7:09 am

Centamin prepares to commission solar plant at Sukari gold mine in Egypt

Centamin said the solar plant at its flagship gold mine…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2022 | 5:55 am

Wind harvester harnesses energy from light breezes

Researchers have developed a wind harvester that can harness energy…

Staff Writer | October 13, 2022 | 5:05 am

First female minister of mining in Chile dies at 57

Karen Poniachik, well known journalist who became the country’s first…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2022 | 3:53 am

Scientists claim Gates, Bezos-backed firm could threaten Arctic ecosystem

Breakthrough Energy, founded as a vehicle for combating climate change, is backing projects that may damage the Arctic, scientists say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2021 | 3:00 am

Engineers disciplined 7 years after Mount Polley mine disaster in British Columbia

Engineers and Geoscientists B.C Panel two engineers demonstrated unprofessional conduct in the course of their work at the mine.

MINING.com Editor | August 12, 2021 | 2:40 pm

Gemfields reaches record revenue at emerald auction

It generated about $23.1 million in revenues – an all-time record for commercial-quality emeralds sold at auctions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 9:10 am

Scientists develop low-cost, graphene-based method to remove uranium from drinking water

“Within hours, our process can purify a large quantity of drinking water below the EPA limit for uranium.”

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 12, 2021 | 6:06 am

Newcrest Mining commits $182 million to expand Telfer

Newcrest is expanding open pit mining at its Telfer operations in Western Australia, which will extend the operations for at least two years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 5:42 am

Rio Tinto sells last diamonds from iconic Argyle mine

Mining at Argyle, which accounted for 90% of worldwide pink diamond production, ended in November 2020.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 3:26 am

Defense Metals, Sinosteel enter MOU for test work at Wicheeda Rare Earth property

The company began drill pad construction at the end of July in anticipation of starting its 2021 resource expansion at the British Columbia property.

Amanda Stutt | August 11, 2021 | 1:47 pm

Vital Metals expands in Canada with Quebec projects buy

Vital is acquiring Quebec Precious Metals’s Zeus project and a 68% stake in the Kipawa heavy rare earths asset for $6.4 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2021 | 9:16 am

Iron ore price bounces back while Fitch sees rally slowing ahead

Iron ore price rose on Wednesday, after five straight sessions of losses, tracking steel futures as China's output curbs fuelled worries about supply.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 11, 2021 | 7:45 am

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