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Shenghe Resources throws Vital Metals a lifeline

The Chinese company is acquiring new shares North America's second rare earths producer for $3.8 million.

Staff Writer | October 27, 2023 | 5:44 am

Rinehart buys 18% stake in Azure Minerals to block SQM takeover

Hancock Prospecting's stake in Azure is just short of the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2023 | 3:47 am

Machine learning helps Earth AI find high-grade molybdenum in unexpected place

Earth AI announced the first discovery of a greenfield molybdenum…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 26, 2023 | 6:25 am

Wheaton invests $115 million plus silver stream in Mineral Park mine in Arizona

Wheaton has agreed to purchase 100% of the silver produced…

Staff Writer | October 25, 2023 | 11:24 am

Over 4,000 jobs on the line with Sibanye-Stillwater’s latest restructuring

Announcement comes barely six weeks after the company kicked off…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2023 | 5:53 am

Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use

Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 5:46 am

Enhanced aluminum for aircraft now a possibility

Studying aluminum alloys at the atomic level revealed previously unknown mechanical properties.

Staff Writer | April 8, 2022 | 5:05 am

World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions

The measure against the Russian state-owned diamond miner seeks to cut off additional sources of revenue for Moscow.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 3:37 am

Kinross to post first resource for Great Bear in 2022, with PFS to follow

The miner acquired the project in Red Lake, Ontario in December.

Naimul Karim | April 7, 2022 | 3:11 pm

LME risks more squeezes as metal stockpiles hit lowest in decades

“Copper is sleepwalking towards a stockout,” analysts say.

Bloomberg News | April 7, 2022 | 1:03 pm

Colombia to tender gold, coal assets by end of June

The bidding round for coal exploration contracts opens this month, while gold round is expected in the first half of 2022.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2022 | 3:45 am

Vale to build $345 million ‘green’ pig iron plant in Brazil

The plant will use technology that reduces the carbon footprint of traditional steelmaking production processes.

Daniel Sekulich | April 6, 2022 | 1:39 pm

Kinross Gold explores sale of Ghana assets to Asante Gold

The open-pit and underground Chirano gold mine in southwestern Ghana produced 154,668 gold-equivalent oz. in 2021.

Northern Miner Staff | April 6, 2022 | 10:07 am

Steppe Gold completes first pour and gold sale

The ATO mine is designed as a two-phased project, containing 26.4mt of proven and probable reserves grading 1.86 g/t AuEq.

Staff Writer | April 6, 2022 | 8:49 am

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