China’s halts 32 coal mines in northwest, suspends expansion plans Measures follow an accident in late February at an open-pit coal mine that killed at least five and left 48 people missing. Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 4:10 am
Fortuna Silver to buy West Africa-focused Chesser Resources for $60m Deal expands Fortuna's footprint in West Africa, where it has the Yaramoko gold mining complex in Burkina Faso and the Séguéla project in Côte d’Ivoire. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2023 | 3:55 am
Tesla breaks ground on massive Texas lithium refinery The move will make Tesla the only major automaker in North America that will refine its own lithium. Reuters | May 8, 2023 | 4:42 pm
Rio Tinto marks 20-year production milestone at Diavik diamond mine Diavik's workforce of about 1,100 people is nearly a quarter Indigenous and some 40% is Northern. Staff Writer | May 8, 2023 | 4:13 pm
Deadly gold mine fire in Peru highlights dismal safety record Between 2010 and 2021, more than 500 workers died in Peru, twice the deaths compared to neighboring Chile. Bloomberg News | May 8, 2023 | 1:22 pm
Faraday Copper PEA ‘scratches the surface’ with a $2.7bn, 32-year Copper Creek plan A new resource estimate underpins the PEA at the Arizona project. Henry Lazenby | May 8, 2023 | 12:34 pm
American Eagle shares soar on Teck investment updraft CEO Anthony Moreau describes the deal as a massive endorsement of the company’s NAK project in British Columbia. Henry Lazenby | May 8, 2023 | 12:17 pm
Metso Outotec changes name, receives $18 million order The board of directors approved a proposal to change the company name to Metso Corporation. Staff Writer | May 8, 2023 | 11:46 am
Ottawa clamps down on China’s critical-minerals foray, but not prospecting One of Canada’s most successful mining prospectors finds a good chunk of his claims hemmed in on all sides by China Metallurgical Exploration Corp. Niall McGee - The Globe and Mail Mining Reporter | May 8, 2023 | 11:18 am
