Electrical accident at Chile’s El Teniente copper mine leaves one dead El Teniente is an underground copper mine located in the Chilean Andes, 2,300 metres above sea level. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 2:54 pm
RANKED: World’s top 10 rare earth projects The Tanbreez property in Greenland takes top spot. MINING.com Editor | June 29, 2023 | 10:13 am
Bolivia taps China, Russia’s Rosatom in bid to unlock huge lithium riches The deals follow a similar agreement in January with giant Chinese battery maker CATL. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 9:30 am
Nova Royalty acquires NSR on Newmont’s Saddle North copper deposit in British Columbia Nova's royalty covers nearly 37,000 hectares of BC's Golden Triangle. Staff Writer | June 29, 2023 | 9:20 am
Stelar Metals secures 90% stake in Trident lithium project The asset hosted tin and tantalum mining for decades and is known to contain lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite formations. Staff Writer | June 29, 2023 | 8:33 am
Biden administration aims $2 billion in grants at US electric vehicle transition Auto workers union has warned that a rapid change to EVs could put thousands of jobs at risk. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 8:28 am
Gold Fields sees growth from new mines as it pivots to Americas Miner aims to focus on new mines after failed Yamana Gold buy. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 7:34 am
Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 5:10 am
Researchers find correlation between cadmium exposure and residing close to mine sites in China Urinary cadmium levels were higher in people living near mining areas in China’s Hunan Province than in those living in other places. Staff Writer | June 29, 2023 | 5:06 am