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Miners, OEMs launch Electric Mine Consortium
Thirteen miners and OEMs announced this week the launching of the Electric Mine Consortium, whose goal is to accelerate progress ... -
Advance Gold to enter the battery metals space
Advance Gold (TSXV: AAX) announced that it is entering the battery metals space by acquiring 13 lithium-potassium-boron prospective salars (salt ... -
First Majestic takes Mexico tax row to arbitration
First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) (TSX:FR) has initiated arbitration proceedings against the government of Mexico, which is seeking more than $500 million ... -
Rio Tinto chairman to step down over caves blast scandal
Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) chairman Simon Thompson became on Wednesday the latest high-profile executive to announce his departure ... -
Aluminum price surges to 9-year high on concern about Chinese supply
Aluminum prices rose to a near 9-1/2-year high on Wednesday, buoyed by concerns of supply cuts in China, the world’s ... -
Gold price touches 9-month low, pressured by firm yields
Gold prices slipped further on Wednesday as expectations of US Treasury yields moving higher on additional economic stimulus kept non-yielding ... -
Golden Predator to acquire Viva Gold, build ‘premier junior gold producer’
Brewery Creek project. Credit: Golden Predator Golden Predator Mining (TSXV: GPY) has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire ... -
Iamgold reports gold intervals from Rouyn, plans 14,000-metre program
Gold miner Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has released assay results for 11 drillholes completed at the Astoria area within ... -
Co-operation between artisanal miners and companies gains momentum
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has long been portrayed as a source of environmental and social problems in developing countries. ... -
Ontario to fuel Canadian mining’s post-pandemic recovery – report
At last year’s PDAC convention in Toronto that ran from March 1st to 4th, the mood was buoyant as rising ... -
Gold price to lower on cyclical recovery, higher yields – report
Gold prices have trended lower since the start of 2021, amidst rising US treasury yields and an increasingly positive outlook ... -
Canada Silver Cobalt working on new battery recycling initiative
Canada Silver Cobalt Works (TSXV: CCW) announced that it is working on a new battery recycling initiative using its proprietary ... -
Bluestone’s Cerro Blanco gold project expected to produce 300 koz per year
Recent results of a preliminary economic assessment for Bluestone Resources’ (TSXV: BSR) Cerro Blanco project in Guatemala show a doubling ... -
Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach deal to replace Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) and the Mongolian government are said to have reached a new agreement governing the ... -
Fresnillo cautious on 2021 outlook despite soaring profits
Mexico-focused precious metals miner Fresnillo (LON:FRES) reported on Tuesday an increase in full-year pre-tax profit thanks to strong gold and ... -
World Gold Council adds four new board members
The World Gold Council (WGC), the market development organization for the gold industry, announced on Tuesday that Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA), ... -
Mason Graphite updates Lac Guéret battery test results
Drill core from Mason Graphite’s Lace Gueret project. Credit: Mason Graphite Junior Mason Graphite (TSXV: LLG) has provided an update ... -
Fury reports 7 metres of 11.56 g/t gold in Eau Claire step-out
Fury Gold Mines (TSX, NYSE: FURY) has released assay results for the first five drillholes completed as part of a ... -
Alaska-British Columbia mine rivers no risk to marine habitat – report
A four-year study of Alaska-British Columbia rivers associated with mining activity – spurred by U.S. and Canadian complaints about environmental ... -
Epiroc announces new approach for North American underground mining market
Epiroc has announced a new strategy to support the underground mining market in North America: the company has consolidated resources and ...