Agnico update for Malartic gold complex extends life to 2042, notes resource growth Construction of the new mine is largely on track, with C$429 million spent from 2021 to June 2023. Staff Writer | June 20, 2023 | 7:56 am
Volkswagen in talks with JV partner on audit of Xinjiang plant Investors are placing pressure on the carmaker to carry out an audit \ in Xinjiang, where human rights abuses have been documented. Reuters | June 20, 2023 | 7:07 am
Baking soda may be a solution for storing hydrogen safely To date, there is no completely safe, cost-effective, and energy-efficient way to store hydrogen at large scales. Staff Writer | June 20, 2023 | 6:25 am
Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining The country's government has outlined details of a plan to open its sea floor to commercial mineral exploration and extraction. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2023 | 4:42 am
Hudbay triples land holding in Manitoba with Rockcliff buy Rockcliff is the 49% joint venture partner on Hudbay’s Talbot copper-gold project and owns six other deposits in the Snow Lake region. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2023 | 3:37 am
US DOE draft report reaffirms urgent status of six critical minerals, including graphite For the world’s leading economy, securing reliable supplies for these minerals is especially important to not only sustain its dominance but also shed its supply reliance on key rivals like China. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | June 19, 2023 | 3:41 pm
Codelco must kick-start lithium industry while reviving copper output Chile is already the world’s no. 2 producer of lithium after Australia. But demand is exploding worldwide. Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 2:51 pm
Amazon gold miners flout artisanal label with outsized operations A study by environmental group Instituto Escolhas shows that many small operations are too big to be considered artisanal. Bloomberg News | June 19, 2023 | 12:44 pm
Geopolitical, macroeconomic uncertainty to keep gold in focus for years — LBMA CEO Ruth Crowell said the reason why is the price of gold not higher has to do with a strong US dollar. MINING.com Editor | June 19, 2023 | 10:38 am