December 27, 2022

Extraterrestrial manganese turns out to be oxygen-free

Researchers discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be readily formed without atmospheric oxygen.

December 26, 2022

Anglo American carries out water reclamation project in Brazil

The water employed in the operation of the pipeline that transports iron ore from Minas Rio to São João da Barra is set to be reused.

December 26, 2022

Rescue work continues after gold mine collapse in China

Twenty two of the 40 workers were rescued after the mine collapsed.

December 26, 2022

Turns out that gold objects were also valued during the Bronze Age

Archaeologists identified a 4000-year-old gold-working toolkit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.

December 23, 2022

Alamos Gold sells non-core royalties for $5m to Metalla

The deal includes a silver stream on the Esperanza project in Morelos, Mexico and royalties on the Fenn Gib South, Ronda and Northshore West exploration-stage projects in Ontario.

December 23, 2022

Ecuador signs investment contract with Solaris on Warintza project

The investment contract ratifies the Investment Protection Agreement announced in June and “significantly” de-risks Warintza.

December 23, 2022

Triple Flag acquires royalty on polymetallic Thunder Bay North project

Triple Flag is acquiring up to a 2.5% NSR royalty for $15 million on the platinum, palladium, copper and nickel project.

December 23, 2022

Vital Metals pivots to Nechalacho permitting as Saskatchewan plant costs double

The company announced it will defer completing the facility's rare earth hydrometallurgical leaching, purification and rare earth precipitation circuits until 2024.

December 22, 2022

Prime Mining announces closing of $15m bought deal

The net proceeds from the offering will be used by Prime for exploration and development of the Los Reyes gold-silver project in Sinaloa, Mexico.

December 22, 2022

How virtual reality makes geology more accessible

Students and other people interested in geology can have a ‘dry run’ experience and review techniques before reaching an actual site.