September 23, 2024 Metals producer backed by Canada province vows to compete with China in rare earths China controls 95% of the global production and supply of rare earth metals.
September 23, 2024 Foran advances McIlvenna copper-gold build in Saskatchewan The 2022 feasibility study gave the project an 18-year mine life producing an average of 65 million lb. copper equivalent annually.
September 23, 2024 Nouveau Monde gears up for Matawinie construction phase 2 The project is expected to generate 97% pure flake graphite for at least 25 years.
September 23, 2024 Canada to invest $42 million in Yukon, Northern British Columbia mining infrastructure The C$60 million in funding will be divided between two key infrastructure projects for critical minerals mining,
September 23, 2024 SSR targets October restart at Seabee gold mine in Saskatchewan after forest fire Last year, Seabee produced 90,777 oz. of gold, and is forecast to produce 75,000-85,000 oz. in 2024.
September 23, 2024 BHP and Cobre to jointly explore for copper in Botswana The potential earn-in JV covers Cobre's Kitlanya West and East copper projects in the Kalahari copper belt.
September 23, 2024 Ivanhoe Electric unit secures $55 million Chinese investment for vanadium battery business In addition to forming a JV, Ivanhoe and VRB will also establish a separate US-based vanadium redox battery business, to be located in Arizona.
September 23, 2024 At least 38 dead in Iran coal mine blast The accident was caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of a mine run by the Madanjoo company.
September 23, 2024 Indonesia President inaugurates production of Freeport Indonesia’s copper smelter The new $3.7 billion smelter has annual input capacity of 1.7 million metric tons of copper concentrate.
September 23, 2024 First Quantum suspends operations at Zambia mine after fatal accident The company said the worker died following an incident involving a tracked dozer and a light vehicle.
Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day The last Czech black coal shaft, a symbol of Central Europe's industrial power, will close at January's end. January 16, 2026 | 04:00 am
