Vale weighs IPO of metals unit after sale of 10% stakeThe company has approached Mark Cutifani about becoming chair of the base metals businessBloomberg News | March 15, 2023 | 7:32 am
Rio Tinto should expect more friction over Oyu TolgoiMongolia will keep fighting for maximum benefit from a giant…Bloomberg News | March 14, 2023 | 5:48 pm
Codelco gains sustainability certification for El Teniente mineThe company said last year that it would seek the…Reuters | March 14, 2023 | 9:39 am
Over 1,000 of Teck’s germ-killing copper patches installed on BC college campus Results from an industry-first trial in 2020 showed that copper is effective at killing up to 99.9% of bacteria on high-touch transit surfaces. MINING.com Editor | September 8, 2021 | 1:57 pm
Biden administration waiting for legal opinion before Twin Metals decision US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had blocked the project when he served under President Barack Obama. Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 1:24 pm
Equinox Gold grows Mesquite resource in California The heap leach gold mine’s latest measured and indicated numbers show a 65% increase in contained gold. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2021 | 10:23 am
Albemarle says Chile output on track despite strike The 135-member “Albemarle Salar” union, which the company said comprises about half the workers at its Salar plant, went on strike in August. Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 7:51 am
Vale Indonesia eyes 2026 completion for nickel HPAL plant The plant in Pomalaa, in Southeast Sulawesi province, is expected to produce 40,000 tonnes of mixed sulphide precipitate. Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 7:44 am
De Beers latest sale shows steady rebound in diamond market The world’s top producer by value sold $515 million worth of rough diamonds, the largest figure for this time of year since 2016. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2021 | 7:25 am
BHP inks exploration deal with Gates and Bezos-backed KoBold Metals The world’s largest miner will use artificial intelligence tools developed by KoBold, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2021 | 3:55 am
Nornickel tests extraction of metals from waste after flooding hit output About 200 tonnes of nickel, 50 tonnes of copper, 80 kg of platinum group metals, 2 kg of gold and 44 kg of silver were extracted last month from low-nickel pyrrhotite product. Reuters | September 7, 2021 | 11:17 am
Noront receives official Wyloo offer, trumping BHP bid The success of either bid will put high-profile Ring of Fire nickel asset in Australian hands. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 7, 2021 | 10:29 am