Barrick’s quarterly gold and copper output edges higher Barrick Gold's second-quarter gold output edged up by almost 0.9% from the previous three months. Reuters | July 16, 2024 | 6:47 am
Marimaca Copper gets $50m injection from Assore Investment gives Assore International a 14.99% non-diluted stake in the Canadian copper company, which owns the namesake project in Chile. Staff Writer | July 16, 2024 | 6:07 am
Rio Tinto ready to build Simandou after almost 30 years of setbacks Simandou has faced delays due to legal disputes, political changes, and the challenges of building out 600 km rail and port infrastructure. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2024 | 3:54 am
AEMA, coalition launch legal challenge to BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule The American Exploration & Mining Association was joined by a coalition in filing a challenge last Friday in the Wyoming district court. Staff Writer | July 15, 2024 | 4:19 pm
Rio Tinto’s Q2 iron ore shipments miss after May train derailment The world's largest producer of iron ore shipped 80.3 million tons of the steel-making commodity in the quarter. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 3:32 pm
Tectonic Metals gets funding for gold exploration in Alaska The company's Flat gold project is located 40 km north of the giant Donlin gold project. Staff Writer | July 15, 2024 | 3:01 pm
Chile rejects Tianqi’s appeal for vote in SQM-Codelco lithium deal Chile's financial regulator had allowed a planned lithium joint venture between SQM and Codelco to proceed without a vote by SQM shareholders. Reuters | July 15, 2024 | 2:08 pm
Top uranium producer Kazakhstan hikes tax The world’s largest producer of uranium is increasing its mining tax on the nuclear fuel by at least 50% next year. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | July 15, 2024 | 2:06 pm
Star Diamond acquires Buffalo Hills project in Alberta Located approximately 400 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, the Buffalo Hills project includes 21 mineral leases covering 4,800 hectares. Staff Writer | July 15, 2024 | 1:14 pm