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South Africa’s platinum output back to pre-covid levels on job cuts

The World Platinum Investment Council says more than 10,000 jobs have been lost in 2024 amid falling PGM prices.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2024 | 4:45 am

Atlantic Lithium secures environmental permit for Ghana mine

The permit serves as Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency's approval for…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2024 | 3:49 am

Lundin CEO says potential buyers are eyeing its European mines

Lundin’s two copper and zinc mining operations in Europe —…

Bloomberg News | September 11, 2024 | 1:00 pm

Indigenous group takes fight against Rio Tinto Arizona copper mine to US Supreme Court

The appeal represents a last-ditch legal effort in a long-running…

Reuters | September 11, 2024 | 11:47 am

McEwen’s strong shallow Grey Fox assays prep expansion bid in Timmins gold zone

Highlights released on Wednesday include 7 metres grading 4.9 grams…

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | September 11, 2024 | 9:56 am

Teck, Taku River Tlingit First Nation, BC partner on Tulsequah Chief mine remediation

News comes years after the Ministry of Energy and Mines first ordered a now-bankrupt junior to clean up an acid rock drainage problem at the mine near Atlin, British Columbia.

Amanda Stutt | June 25, 2024 | 4:54 pm

Photos of Victoria Gold accident show heap leach landslide in Yukon

The primary leaching pad can accommodate as much as 90 million tonnes of ore.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | June 25, 2024 | 7:06 am

Japan finds over 200 million tonnes of battery metals in seabed

The nodules are said to contain 610,000 tonnes of cobalt (75 years of Japan’s consumption) and 740,000 tonnes of nickel (11 years).

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2024 | 4:09 am

Heavy rains in Chile cause mining tailing overflow

A tailings dam belonging to copper miner Las Cenizas in central Chile began overflowing overnight on June 13.

Reuters | June 24, 2024 | 7:05 am

Nations Royalty listing marks Indigenous milestone

Frank Giustra-backed company joined the TSXV on Friday in what may be Canada’s first Indigenous company to focus on production contracts like net smelter returns.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 2:45 pm

Codelco working to securing deliveries after cargo train crash

A passenger train on a test run by Chile's state rail operator collided with a private cargo train carrying about 1,346 metric tons of copper on Thursday.

Reuters | June 21, 2024 | 11:27 am