Rio Tinto board gives go-ahead on Simandou iron ore project"The board yesterday approved the largest mining project in the world," CEO Stausholm told the Financial Times.Staff Writer | February 21, 2024 | 9:47 am
SQM makes $9.4m follow-on investment in UK battery recycling firmSince SQM's initial investment of $2.57 million last year, Altilium…Staff Writer | February 21, 2024 | 8:51 am
Rio Tinto reports 12% profit drop but returns more cash to investorsThe miner said it expects Pilbara production costs to rise…Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 7:50 am
B2Gold spending $675 million on new gold mine build in Nunavut According to the company's investor presentation, the Goose gold property is one of the highest grade undeveloped gold properties in the world. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | June 23, 2023 | 1:54 pm
Heavy rains in Chile cause floods, shut down some copper mines Work at the company’s Andina mine is currently suspended, Codelco said. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 12:05 pm
Billionaire Friedland says US must brand copper a critical metal Friedland, who’s behind the discovery of some of the world’s biggest copper deposits, has long championed the importance of the metal. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 9:34 am
Newcrest seeks to address gold mine air pollution after warning Newcrest was fined A$15,000 last August for failing to effectively mitigate dust pollution at Cadia. Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 9:18 am
Newmont declares force majeure on Peñasquito deliveries The contract clause has been applied to some customers and affects only certain mine products, Newmont said. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 23, 2023 | 3:56 am
Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand Even if more lithium mines are built, there are not enough facilities to produce specialized types of the metal for batteries. Reuters | June 22, 2023 | 4:34 pm
Polyus board decides against keeping London GDR, ADR listings Washington last month included Polyus and Polymetal's Russian business on its list of sanctions targets. Reuters | June 22, 2023 | 7:23 am
B2Gold grows indicated ounces at Anaconda area near Fekola by 80% Total resources in the indicated category are estimated at 57.1 million tonnes grading 1.11 g/t gold, for approximately 2 million gold ounces. Staff Writer | June 21, 2023 | 5:30 pm
Northern Star approves $1 billion Kalgoorlie mill expansion Expansion will increase and modernise Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines processing capacity from 13 million tonnes per annum to 27 mtpa. Reuters | June 21, 2023 | 3:44 pm