Fortescue electrifies iron ore trucks in $2.8 billion deal The miner will buy 475 emissions-free machines, including 360 autonomous battery-electric trucks. Bloomberg News | September 24, 2024 | 3:42 pm
US-led group weighs funding more mineral projects to counter China dominance The Minerals Security Partnership has already announced support for 13 projects since the collaboration began in 2022. Bloomberg News | September 24, 2024 | 3:04 pm
ABB to power operations at Nouveau Monde’s Matawinie mine in Quebec Matawinie is slated to be the world’s first all-electric open-pit mine when it starts operating. Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 1:08 pm
Troilus Gold raising $16 million for exploration at historic Quebec mine The company completed a feasibility study for a new open pit and mill in 2024. Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 12:25 pm
Indonesia launches $941 million smelter-grade alumina refinery The production capacity of the refinery is 1 million metric tons of alumina per year. Reuters | September 24, 2024 | 11:16 am
Rio Tinto offers early termination to Diavik employees to save costs The diamond mine is slated to close in the first quarter of 2026. Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 10:54 am
Denison deal shows slumping battery metals benefiting uranium sector The deal and how Foremost is dropping lithium from its name show how poor prices for the light metal have quashed near-term development projects. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | September 24, 2024 | 10:46 am
Australia clears coal mine expansions in hit to green goals The government has approved an extension of Whitehaven's Narrabri, MACH Energy Australia’s Mount Pleasant and Ashton’s Ravensworth coal mines. Bloomberg News | September 24, 2024 | 10:03 am
Column: Europe struggles to break Russia’s titanium grip The bloc's aerospace sector is still dependent on imports of Russian titanium produced by VSMPO-AVISMA. Reuters | September 24, 2024 | 9:44 am