Molybdenum Top Stories

Pebble mine developer sues EPA over Alaska mine veto

Northern Dynasty claims it has spent at least $1 billion over two decades in its efforts to develop the project, which was effectively killed.

Reuters | March 18, 2024 | 2:51 pm

Northern Dynasty takes EPA’s Pebble veto to court

The company is seeking to vacate the EPA veto of…

Staff Writer | March 15, 2024 | 7:48 am

Schaft Creek JV in British Columbia advances to prefeasibility stage

The study is due by the end of 2024 or…

Staff Writer | February 29, 2024 | 11:36 am

Legacy uses AI to discover platinum in Australia

Proponents predict AI will be indispensable to help the industry…

Colin McClelland | February 26, 2024 | 8:14 am

Op-Ed: Sparing the land by collecting minerals at sea

A challenge is that seafloor mining immediately starts off at…

Seaver Wang | February 16, 2024 | 4:10 pm

Northern Dynasty’s Pebble copper project gains more time

The US Army Corps of Engineers has requested a second extension of 45 days to June 29 to decide whether or not the project can proceed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2023 | 5:49 am

Critical material prices are recovering but the outlook is mixed

New report says lithium, nickel sulphate and rare earth prices are set to recover sharply but graphite, magnesium and titanium markets are in for more pain.

Frik Els | June 16, 2023 | 11:24 am

Scientists use 3D printing to create new titanium alloy

A team of researchers from Australia and Hong Kong has created a new class of strong titanium alloys by integrating alloy and 3D printing process designs.

Staff Writer | June 7, 2023 | 6:06 am

KGHM sees extra viable mining pits at its biggest mine in Chile

The company can verify four more viable mining pits in its flagship Sierra Gorda copper and molybdenum mine.

Reuters | May 18, 2023 | 6:40 am

Developer of Alaska’s Pebble mine raises ongoing concerns

Northern Dynasty would require additional financing in order to progress any material expenditures at the copper and gold project.

Reuters | May 15, 2023 | 7:42 am

US Army Corps of Engineers gives glimmer of hope for Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska

USACE will take another look at its refusal in 2020 to approve the project after Northern Dynasty successfully appealed the decision.

Colin McClelland | May 1, 2023 | 8:50 am

CHART: Demand is soaring, but global mining is not expanding

Mining companies have to run just to stand still, but expansion capex in the global mining sector as a percentage of profits has halved in a decade.

Frik Els | March 30, 2023 | 10:56 am

Lundin Mining pays $950m for controlling stake in Caserones copper mine in Chile

The Canadian miner is acquiring a 51% stake in the company that operates Caserones from Japan’s JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corp.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2023 | 3:45 am

Supply squeeze sparks 122% rally in little-known metal market

The world’s hottest metals market at the moment is molybdenum, the obscure commodity that’s used to help toughen steel.

Bloomberg News | February 23, 2023 | 11:08 am

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