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).

June 24, 2024

Heavy rains in Chile cause mining tailing overflow

A tailings dam belonging to copper miner Las Cenizas in central Chile began overflowing overnight on June 13.

June 21, 2024

Nations Royalty listing marks Indigenous milestone

Frank Giustra-backed company joined the TSXV on Friday in what may be Canada’s first Indigenous company to focus on production contracts like net smelter returns.

June 21, 2024

Codelco working to securing deliveries after cargo train crash

A passenger train on a test run by Chile's state rail operator collided with a private cargo train carrying about 1,346 metric tons of copper on Thursday.

June 21, 2024

OceanaGold halts operations at Didipio mine after worker death

The gold mine halted operations for 24 hours after an employee died near the paste plant.

June 21, 2024

Tata Steel workers in UK call first strike in 40 years

Around 1,500 workers based in Port Talbot and Llanwern, Wales, will begin an all-out indefinite strike next month.

June 20, 2024

Ecuador to approve Mirador copper mine expansion by August — official

Mirador has reserves estimated in 3.2 million tonnes of copper and it is one of the country's only two mines in operations.

June 19, 2024

Azimut cuts high-grade lithium near Winsome’s Adina

Only a tiny part of the Galinée property has been explored for lithium to date, according to Azimut.

June 19, 2024

Taseko restarts Gibraltar mine in British Columbia

The company announced earlier this week that it had reached an agreement with the union representing workers at the copper mine.

June 19, 2024

K92 Mining enters new loan, offtake deal with Trafigura

The company said the loan is "an important financial de-risking milestone" for delivering the Stage 3 and 4 expansions of the Kainantu gold mine.