Indian state-owned firm to sign lithium pact with Argentina The state-owned joint venture will "shortly" sign an agreement with Argentina to secure a few lithium blocks. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 7:40 am
Gold Fields sees growth from new mines as it pivots to Americas Miner aims to focus on new mines after failed Yamana Gold buy. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 7:34 am
Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 5:10 am
Researchers find correlation between cadmium exposure and residing close to mine sites in China Urinary cadmium levels were higher in people living near mining areas in China’s Hunan Province than in those living in other places. Staff Writer | June 29, 2023 | 5:06 am
French-British venture to develop UK’s largest lithium deposit France's Imerys and junior miner British Lithium have teamed-up to open a mine with capability to supply lithium for 500,000 EVs by 2030. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2023 | 3:59 am
World faces ‘terrifying’ future if miners, regulators don’t step up — Newcrest The mining industry needs to bring online the equivalent of 17 more Escondidas by 2050, says interim CEO Sherry Duhe. Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 5:58 pm
Newcrest eyes major expansion of Red Chris gold-copper project The company plans to decide later this year on whether to add underground block cave mining to its open pit operations. Bloomberg News | June 28, 2023 | 5:54 pm
K92 Mining reports two deaths at mine in Papua New Guinea Two individuals have been fatally injured following an incident involving a vehicle at the Kainantu gold mine. Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 2:12 pm
Teck named one of Corporate Knights’ 2023 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada Best Corporate Citizens are evaluated on a set of up to 25 ESG indicators including board diversity, resource efficiency, financial management, sustainable revenue and sustainable investment. Staff Writer | June 28, 2023 | 12:29 pm