Aclara pivots permitting strategy at rare earth project in Chile The company has decided to "split" the project by submitting two separate EIAs that collectively cover the full life of the project. Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 10:05 am
Kamoa-Kakula is now world’s third-largest copper mining complex Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Kamoa-Kakula operation’s Phase 3 concentrator. Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 9:58 am
Anglo Asian nets $5 million prepayment from Trafigura for copper sale Anglo's Azerbaijan-based subsidiary will receive $3 million immediately and a further $2 million upon resumption of flotation processing. Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 8:12 am
AI helps quickly develop rare earth-free permanent magnet MagNex is a new rare earth-free permanent magnet that can be produced at 20% of the material cost of existing REEs magnets. Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 6:06 am
Fruta del Norte mine adopts Micromine Pitram suite Located in southeast Ecuador, Fruta del Norte is considered one of the highest-grade gold mines currently in production in the world. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 4:48 pm
Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list The list now identifies 34 minerals and metals deemed essential to the country’s economic or national security. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 1:37 pm
Premium Nickel upsizes Botswana financing to $20 million The upsized financing represents nearly double the initial offering amount. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 10:50 am
Palamina to buy Aurania’s Peru unit to boost copper assets The move will give Palamina access to strategic copper and silver projects in the country, including the Vicus Pluma project. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 10:23 am
Electra gets Canadian gov’t funding for critical minerals recycling project The company is accelerating the next phase of its recycling project to demonstrate that its hydrometallurgical black mass process is scalable, profitable, and can be implemented at other locations. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 10:16 am
Critical Metals to acquire controlling stake in world’s biggest rare earth project The Tanbreez project in Greenland has a 28.2 million tonne TREO resource. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 9:44 am
Energy Fuels begins commercial production of separated rare earths at White Mesa Energy Fuels said this is the first US commercial production of on-spec separated REEs from monazite in decades. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 9:16 am
Buenaventura resumes ore treatment at El Brocal plant Despite the suspension, the company said it still expects to achieve its budgeted production in the third quarter. Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 8:35 am