Sibanye hit by underground protest at South Africa mine The striking employees at Kroondal were aggrieved to not have received the annual ESOP payments made last Friday to Rustenburg and Marikana employees. Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 2:49 pm
Magna reaches deal with Glencore to mill Crean Hill surface bulk sample The current agreement with Glencore is for the 109 FW zone surface bulk sample only. Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 11:18 am
Calibre expects Q2 output drop after pit wall incident, maintains full-year guidance The company currently anticipates Q2 2024 production to be between 55,000 and 60,000 gold ounces. Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 11:17 am
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire partners with Occidental to extract lithium The two companies formed a JV to produce high-purity lithium compounds from geothermal brine. Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 9:57 am
Foremost Lithium to spin out US-based gold-silver assets The company's Winston group of properties contains three past-producing silver and gold mines. Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 8:23 am
Ramelius Resources secures permit for Cue gold project The open pit gold mine is expected to begin production in 2025, with ore being delivered to Ramelius' Mt Magnet hub. Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 6:53 am
Mine pollution has isolated British trout — study Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically "isolated" from other trout. Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 6:15 am
Gem Diamonds finds 172-carat stone at Letšeng This is the seventh diamond greater than 100 carats the company has recovered this year at the prolific mine in Lesotho. Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 3:51 am
Rio Tinto marks 70th year of operations at British Columbia’s only aluminum smelter Rio hosted a celebration on June 1 at the Kitimat smelter site, with more than 1,800 attendees including four generations of employees and retirees. Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 4:22 pm
Lithion completes battery material extraction plant construction in Québec The build marks the first lithium-ion battery critical mineral extraction plant in North America’s north-east, the company said. Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 2:16 pm
Equinox organizes fundraiser for Ontario hospital The “Ride to Greenstone” will be an epic 3,634-km bike relay from Vancouver to Ontario. Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 11:36 am
China to build $1.5 billion copper smelter in Kazakhstan Copper smelter is projected to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes. Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 11:11 am
