American Battery Metals acquires Fenix Gold The buyout is aimed at supporting exploration efforts at the Abriaqui gold project in Colombia. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 10, 2020 | 6:15 am
More women working in mining in Colombia – report Participation numbers have gone up but experts say there’s still work to do to promote gender balance in leadership positions. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 8, 2020 | 10:36 am
Ring of Fire: Ontario to move ahead with north-south road Ontario announces agreement with two First Nations to develop a north-south road into the region. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2020 | 4:01 pm
Talon updates Tamarack PEA, increases NPV Economic assessment suggests a net value estimate of $291 million for project in Minnesota. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2020 | 3:59 pm
PDAC: Friedland previews ‘Revenge of the Miners’ Renowned mining mogul Robert Friedland took a theatrical approach to introduce his message to PDAC convention attendees in early March. Northern Miner Staff | March 4, 2020 | 1:27 pm
Canada Nickel expands Crawford holdings The 706-sq.-km land parcel is adjacent to Glencore’s Kidd operations, one of the world’s deepest base metals mines. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 4, 2020 | 1:15 pm
Sumitomo aims to boost FY copper output to 300,000 T by 2030 The Japanese company also said it wanted to increase use of low-grade nickel ore. Reuters | March 4, 2020 | 9:14 am
Talga receives environmental permit for Swedish graphite project The Vittangi project has a total JORC resource of 12.3Mt at 25.5% graphite which, according to Talga, is the highest resource grade of any JORC/NI 43-101 graphite deposit in the world. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2020 | 6:15 am
Lithium-ion batteries have a new rival – potassium metal US-based researchers found a solution to a persistent problem facing potassium metal batteries. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 4, 2020 | 6:10 am