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Missouri court sends Doe Run Peru lead poisoning case to trial in US

A Missouri district court has greenlit litigation first filed 17 years ago by more than 1,400 Peruvian nationals against US billionaire mining industrialist Ira Rennert and his holding company.

Amanda Stutt | August 21, 2024 | 1:03 pm

Argentina to sign deal with US to boost metals mining

The Minerals Security Partnership already includes 14 countries and the…

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 9:52 am

Peabody rises after Thomist takes stake, suggests buybacks

Thomist suggested to Peabody management that the company should use…

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 9:25 am

Arch merges with Consol Energy to create US coal export powerhouse

The new company will own 11 mines producing thermal coal…

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 7:39 am

Sibanye finalizes $101m gold prepayment deal, refinances credit facility

The metals producer's profits tumbled $2 billion last year due…

Reuters | August 21, 2024 | 7:23 am

Albemarle may lower capex if lithium prices stay low

The company needs to spend at least $1 billion a year to maintain its assets, its CEO said.

Reuters | May 2, 2024 | 8:44 am

Treasury Metals to buy Giustra-backed Blackwolf Copper and Gold

Treasury expects this business combination to help advance its Goliath Gold Complex project in Ontario to production.

Staff Writer | May 2, 2024 | 6:48 am

New welding technology makes solar panels easy to recycle

US-based researchers found that the use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle.

Staff Writer | May 2, 2024 | 6:06 am

Albemarle profit just misses estimates on weak lithium prices

Lithium prices had fallen by more than 80% in the year up to March, according to a basket tracked by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

Reuters | May 2, 2024 | 4:53 am

Contango grows Alaska gold footprint with two major buys

Contango is buying HighGold Mining and Avidian Gold Alaska, which will boost its annual production to over 150,000 ounces.

Staff Writer | May 2, 2024 | 3:47 am

Gold price falls as investors face long wait until Fed rate cuts

Bullion rose 1.3% to $2,314.99 an ounce as of 3:54 p.m. in New York.

Bloomberg News | May 2, 2024 | 3:43 am

Glencore takes 15.4% Stillwater Critical Minerals stake

Miner now owns stake of the Montana platinum group metals developer and its eponymous project next to Sibanye-Stillwater’s.

Henry Lazenby | May 1, 2024 | 2:05 pm

Intrepid Metals jumps on Corral project copper cuts near site of Wyatt Earp gunfight

Intrepid’s latest results occur in a district that’s seen a resurgence in exploration activity.

Henry Lazenby | May 1, 2024 | 1:29 pm

i-80 Gold closes $83 million offering for projects in Nevada

i-80 owns the Lone Tree property, including the former mine of the same name, in the Battle Mountain trend.

Staff Writer | May 1, 2024 | 10:56 am

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