December 28, 2023

Paramount Gold closes $15 million funding with Sprott to advance Grassy Mountain mine

The proposed mine has an initial eight-year life producing 47,000 oz. of gold and 55,000 oz. of silver annually.

December 28, 2023

Mexico finds first remains of coal miners lost in 2022 accident

Mexican authorities have located the remains of two of the 10 coal miners trapped and killed at the El Pinabete mine in August 2022.

December 27, 2023

Vietnam official held over sand mining as sinkholes spread

The head of the An Giang province was arrested by police for allegedly helping a company illegally mine sand.

December 27, 2023

China metals giant faces protest in Indonesia after fatal blast

A deadly blast at a furnace run by PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel has triggered a police investigation and a halt to the company's operations.

December 27, 2023

Replacing coal with biofuels in lime kilns not as ‘green’ as previously thought

The different properties of biofuels pose serious challenges to the idea of reducing CO2 emissions from lime kilns, new research has found.

December 26, 2023

Will 2024 be the year for precious metals?

Gold and silver have both held up quite well despite the Fed’s tightening cycle.

December 26, 2023

Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted

Fire broke out early on Sunday morning at a nickel smelter furnace on Sulawesi Island owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel.

December 22, 2023

Ucore wraps up commissioning of RapidSX rare earths separation tech plant

The technology is aimed at separating heavy and light REEs to extract samples of praseodymium and neodymium.

December 22, 2023

At least 7 Peru gold mine workers die in believed accident

Initial evidence pointed to a collapse in a mine located in the town of La Rinconada.

December 21, 2023

Northern Dynasty closes $17 million in financings to support Pebble project

The proposed mine, if built, would represent the largest in North America.