Dominican Republic creates state miner to explore for rare earths The Caribbean nation is home to Barrick Gold's Pueblo Viejo, the largest gold mine in Latin America. Reuters | August 20, 2024 | 3:43 pm
Chile’s lithium output to reach 285,000t in 2025, copper commission says The global market is forecast to post a surplus of 117,000 tons of lithium this year. Reuters | August 20, 2024 | 1:43 pm
Peru’s copper output this year likely to fall short of 3mt goal The Andean country's slide in copper output has factored into a recent economic slowdown. Reuters | August 20, 2024 | 1:40 pm
Column: China’s coal output rises as share of electricity slips Coal output rose 2.8% in July from the same month a year earlier, hitting 390.37 million metric tons. Reuters | August 20, 2024 | 1:05 pm
Weir Group awarded £53 million flowsheet contract for Reko Diq project Reko Diq represents one of the largest copper-gold development projects in the world. Staff Writer | August 20, 2024 | 11:46 am
Zimbabwe bans riverbed mining to protect water sources Since 2011, the southern African country has allowed large scale and mechanical alluvial mining which has resulted in water pollution. Bloomberg News | August 20, 2024 | 10:44 am
Oroco boosts economics at Santo Tomas copper project in Mexico to lead peers The new PEA makes the project one of the world’s most capital-efficient by hiking its value 23% while trimming construction costs. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | August 20, 2024 | 10:33 am
Fission drilling detects highest radiation yet at Patterson project in Saskatchewan The results come just over 18 months after Fission released a feasibility study for Triple R, the highest-grade at shallow depth uranium deposit in the Athabasca basin. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | August 20, 2024 | 9:42 am
American Eagle hits 175 metres at 1.03 g/t gold equivalent at NAK project in British Columbia The NAK project is fully funded for its 2024 drill program, thanks to Teck Resources' 19.9% ownership stake in American Eagle. Staff Writer | August 20, 2024 | 9:40 am
