Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June

The Canadian precious metals miner logged a $10.6-million net loss for the first half of the year following a $49-million investment in its Gold Bar, Black Fox and Los Azules projects during the period.

The miner said it aims to ensure a level of cash flow for its $6.3 billion Cobre Panama project ahead of commercial production.

The alternate route approved last year by Nebraska regulators is expected to have minor to moderate effects on three of the eight environmental categories the U.S. State Department assessed.

Demand for mining as well as oil and gas equipment is so strong that the company said it was taking orders for delivery well into 2019.

A “scoping report” based on 175,000 comments will be published in August 2018.

They are demanding hazard pay for subcontractors.

The gem was sold on tender for $11,267 per carat.

The Vancouver-based miner said that the expected growth would be driven by Kisladag, its flagship gold mine in Turkey.

The world's second-biggest exporter of steelmaking coal stuck to its annual production forecast of 26 million to 27 million tonnes.