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Deadline for working group dealing with Las Bambas conflict extended to year-end

Peru’s executive power extended, until December 31, 2022, the expiration date of the working group tasked with assessing compliance with the agreements signed between the government, Las Bambas and nearby communities.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 18, 2022 | 8:36 am

Heritage, Retriev, Battery Solutions merger creates circular supply chain in North America

"It makes us the largest collector, packager and processor of…

Amanda Stutt | September 16, 2022 | 11:03 am

Turquoise Hill holder Pentwater ups stake, rejects Rio Tinto bid

It has increased its stake in the Canadian miner to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2022 | 5:03 am

Power issues delay SilverCrest’s first metal sale from Las Chispas

Power supply to the Mexican project is not “at a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 15, 2022 | 6:03 am

Tertiary Minerals, FQM team up to boost copper exploration in Zambia

The miners will work together to advance Tertiary’s Mukai and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 15, 2022 | 3:52 am

Cameco to resume production at Cigar Lake as wildfire threat subsides

About 230 workers were evacuated from the site on July 1 as a precaution due to the proximity of the Briggs wildfire burning nearby.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 5, 2021 | 12:29 pm

First Mining suspends Ontario gold project due to forest fire

Springpole is considered to be one of the largest undeveloped open-pit gold deposits in Canada.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 5, 2021 | 8:38 am

Nauru puts UN on two-year deadline to make deep-sea mining rules

The Pacific island nation has notified a United Nations body of plans to start deep-sea mining, giving the International Seabed Authority two years to complete long-running talks on rules governing the new and controversial industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 2:45 pm

British Columbia Supreme Court drops bombshell on natural gas industry

Court found the B.C. government infringed the Blueberry River First Nation’s treaty rights by allowing decades of industrial development in their traditional territory.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 2, 2021 | 11:57 am

Vale autonomous trucks have hauled 100Mt at Brucutu

The amount of ore transported is equivalent to the weight of 35,000 major soccer stadiums like the famous Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 9:15 am

New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener

The new methods involve retrieving parts of the battery so they can be reused, which can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions.

Reuters | July 2, 2021 | 7:48 am

Vale restarts ship loader that caught fire at Ponta da Madeira port

Company is commissioning its loading activities at ship loader 6 after 5 months of maintenance.

Bruno Venditti | July 2, 2021 | 6:35 am

Cameco suspends Cigar Lake operations due to close wildfire

Canadian uranium miner has temporarily suspended production as a precaution due to the proximity of a wildfire burning in the vicinity of the mine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2021 | 6:16 am

General Motors moves to secure US-sourced lithium for its EVs

The US largest automaker is investing “multi millions” in a lithium project poised to become the country's largest by 2024.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 5:47 am

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