July 18, 2024

USGS releases first study to assess global earthquake risk to mineral supplies 

Earthquakes have the potential to substantially affect mining operations, leading to supply chain disruptions that adversely affect the global economy.

July 18, 2024

Yukon may assume Victoria Gold accident cleanup

Officials said Victoria must increase holding ponds and boost its treatment of cyanide-contaminated water from the landslide.

July 18, 2024

Video: Seabridge Gold seeks British Columbia’s OK to keep KSM permits

KSM is the world’s largest undeveloped gold project.

July 18, 2024

Panama vows to talk to First Quantum in coming months on shuttered mine

Panama’s new president has said that the mine may need to be temporarily reopened in order to responsibly prepare for a permanent closure.

July 18, 2024

Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba signs $310 million lithium mine deal

The company did not name the investors, only saying they were "leading foreign British and Chinese companies in the global lithium market".

July 18, 2024

Mexico has ‘sufficient arguments’ to win Ganfeng dispute, says President-elect

Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence in her incoming government's ability to come out on top in a legal battle against the Chinese miner.

July 18, 2024

Resouro touts rare earths resources at Tiros project in Brazil

The mineral resource estimate for the project positions it as one of the world's largest undeveloped resources of its kind.

July 17, 2024

In shadow of Victoria Gold accident, workers claim lax safety culture at site

A landslide that’s stopped production at the Eagle mine in Canada's Yukon Territory may have been inevitable due to the company’s weak approach to safety protocols, employees say.  

July 17, 2024

Wildfires erupt in Canada crude patch in threat to oil sands

One 7-acre fire is within about 6 miles of MEG Energy Corp.’s Christina Lake site, which produced almost 100,000 barrels a day in May.

July 17, 2024

Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal

Millions of feet of copper wiring will be required for strengthening the world’s power grids, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes more are needed to build wind and solar farms.