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Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in US

The facility is expected to be located within an existing industrial area on the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas and targeted to be operational in financial year 2025.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 4:28 pm

EnergyX disqualified from Bolivian lithium race on technicality, company says

Six firms are still competing to secure a partnership, none…

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 3:19 pm

Gem Diamonds unearths 245-carat stone in Lesotho

It is the third diamond of over 100 carats recovered…

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 12:08 pm

New working group to monitor truce between Las Bambas, Peruvian Indigenous communities

The new committee will keep track of the commitments agreed…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 2:32 pm

Ontario developer finds massive cache of pure synthetic graphite at planned housing site

King & Benton found more than it was bargaining for…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 7:20 am

Positive feasibility study for Midas Gold’s Idaho project

Stibnite project, as envisioned in the FS, would become one of the largest and highest-grade open pit gold mines in the United States.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2020 | 8:35 am

Canada rejects Shandong Gold’s bid to buy TMAC

TMAC's shares fell as much as 16% on Tuesday.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2020 | 8:22 am

Excellon expands Kilgore gold property

Remote sensing work produced results suggestive of alteration associated with target epithermal gold systems.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 21, 2020 | 3:21 pm

Excelsior produces first copper cathode at Gunnison in Arizona

The in-situ recovery (ISR) operation is expected to sell the first copper cathodes in January 2021.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 21, 2020 | 3:00 pm

Sundance seeks $8.8bn in damages over canceled Congo iron ore project

The Congolese government revoked its permit for the Nabeba project.

Reuters | December 21, 2020 | 12:43 pm

Kuya to acquire First Cobalt’s exploration assets in Ontario

Kuya Silver entered into a letter of intent with First Cobalt to purchase a portion of the Kerr assets.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2020 | 11:35 am

Traders at odds with China import ban keep coal cargoes in limbo

Worsening relations between Beijing and Canberra have stranded 74 vessels, about 8.1 million tons of coal, and an estimated 1,480 mariners off Chinese ports.

Bloomberg News | December 21, 2020 | 11:24 am

Global copper output to grow over the next decade – report

Fitch Solutions forecasts global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.7% over 2021-2029.

MINING.com Editor | December 21, 2020 | 10:05 am

Gran Colombia shares up on drill results at Segovia

Drilling highlights include 51.22 g/t Au and 1.9 g/t Ag over 1.91 meters on the Providencia Vein.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2020 | 8:54 am

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