Rio Tinto to take over Ranger uranium mine cleanupGovernment body ruling ends long-running dispute over the site rehabilitation and clears the way for Rio’s takeover of ERA.Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2024 | 3:48 am
Gecamines announces first germanium exports to EuropeThe concentrates, made in a new plant in the mining…Reuters | October 14, 2024 | 12:29 pm
G Mining Ventures reports fatality at Oko West gold project in GuyanaThe fatality was related to a road incident, which occurred…Staff Writer | October 14, 2024 | 11:18 am
Nouveau Monde gears up for Matawinie construction phase 2 The project is expected to generate 97% pure flake graphite for at least 25 years. Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 12:10 pm
Canada to invest $42 million in Yukon, Northern British Columbia mining infrastructure The C$60 million in funding will be divided between two key infrastructure projects for critical minerals mining, Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 11:41 am
SSR targets October restart at Seabee gold mine in Saskatchewan after forest fire Last year, Seabee produced 90,777 oz. of gold, and is forecast to produce 75,000-85,000 oz. in 2024. Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 10:33 am
BHP and Cobre to jointly explore for copper in Botswana The potential earn-in JV covers Cobre's Kitlanya West and East copper projects in the Kalahari copper belt. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2024 | 9:47 am
Ivanhoe Electric unit secures $55 million Chinese investment for vanadium battery business In addition to forming a JV, Ivanhoe and VRB will also establish a separate US-based vanadium redox battery business, to be located in Arizona. Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 8:45 am
At least 38 dead in Iran coal mine blast The accident was caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of a mine run by the Madanjoo company. Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 7:54 am
Indonesia President inaugurates production of Freeport Indonesia’s copper smelter The new $3.7 billion smelter has annual input capacity of 1.7 million metric tons of copper concentrate. Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 7:14 am
First Quantum suspends operations at Zambia mine after fatal accident The company said the worker died following an incident involving a tracked dozer and a light vehicle. Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 6:41 am
Uranium Energy to buy Rio Tinto’s Wyoming assets for $175m Deal includes the fully-licensed Sweetwater plant and would allow Uranium Energy to add 175 million pounds of historic resources. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2024 | 5:00 am