Champion Iron halts operational activities at Bloom Lake amid forest fires in Québec The company said on Saturday that the forest fires were only a few kilometers from Bloom Lake. Staff Writer | July 15, 2024 | 9:38 am
Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 8:41 am
Foran Mining taps investors for McIlvenna Bay initial phase funding McIlvenna Bay is currently host to the largest undeveloped VMS deposit in the Flin Flon region in Saskatchewan. Staff Writer | July 15, 2024 | 8:38 am
Zimbabwe may sell 40% stake in a key gold mine to raise capital Zimbabwe’s largest gold producer is negotiating with potential partners to boost production at its Shamva mine. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 7:58 am
Vale seeks go-ahead to build iron ore mine by biodiversity haven Apolo is seen as critical for reviving the company’s iron ore capacity in Minas Gerais. Bloomberg News | July 15, 2024 | 7:17 am
Rio Tinto to pursue development of solar farm for WA iron ore ops The solar farm could displace up to 11% of natural gas currently used for generation across Rio's integrated mining operations in the Pilbara. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 7:09 am
Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says Oversupply and weak prices of materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths are dampening cash flows of Western start-ups. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 6:55 am
Liontown signs new deal to supply spodumene to China The short-term deal is to ship 100,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Beijing Sinomine over 10 months. Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 3:37 pm
Trafigura and Mubadala plan sale of Brazil iron ore port The companies bought a controlling stake in the Rio de Janeiro facility from MMX Mineracao & Metalicos in 2014. Bloomberg News | July 14, 2024 | 9:29 am