June 28, 2024

Botswana GDP shrinks most since 2020 as diamond output plunges

Real value added of the diamond traders and mining & quarrying industries were down 46.8% and 24.8% respectively.

June 28, 2024

Biden administration blocks Ambler road in Alaska

The road would provide access to untouched deposits of copper, zinc, lead, silver, and gold in northwestern Alaska.

June 27, 2024

Giant sinkhole appears in Illinois soccer field following mine collapse

The sinkhole measures about 100 feet (30 metres) and 30 feet (9 metres) deep, according to local officials.

June 26, 2024

Gahcho Kué diamond mine surpasses spend threshold with NWT and Indigenous businesses

The milestone represents 61% of the total C$3.2 billion spent on the project since 2015 when construction began.

June 26, 2024

Capstone produces first saleable copper concentrate at MVDP in Chile

The MVDP is expected to enable the mine to process 236 million tonnes of copper sulphide reserves over a life of 20 years.

June 26, 2024

Victoria Gold must rapidly secure landslide site: expert

Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) must quickly stabilize its Eagle gold mine site to prevent another landslide and a spill to neighbouring property, a […]

June 26, 2024

Alaska Natives sue EPA over Pebble mine veto, Northern Dynasty says

Two native village corporations had sued the Environmental Protection Agency for its veto against the proposed mine.

June 25, 2024

Teck, Taku River Tlingit First Nation, BC partner on Tulsequah Chief mine remediation

News comes years after the Ministry of Energy and Mines first ordered a now-bankrupt junior to clean up an acid rock drainage problem at the mine near Atlin, British Columbia.

June 25, 2024

Photos of Victoria Gold accident show heap leach landslide in Yukon

The primary leaching pad can accommodate as much as 90 million tonnes of ore.

June 25, 2024

Japan finds over 200 million tonnes of battery metals in seabed

The nodules are said to contain 610,000 tonnes of cobalt (75 years of Japan’s consumption) and 740,000 tonnes of nickel (11 years).