October 6, 2022

Illegal gold extraction hits record in Brazil – report

Brazil produced 47.9 tonnes of gold with evidence of illegality in 2021, almost two-thirds of that gold came from the Amazon.

October 6, 2022

Chile files sinkhole-related charges against Lundin Mining

Two of the four charges filed by the environmental regulator are related to overextraction and construction outside of approved zones.

October 6, 2022

USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential

With $16 million in funding from the Biden administration, portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will be mapped for critical mineral potential.

October 6, 2022

Harmony Gold expands into copper with $230m project buy

The Eva project in Australia adds 1.72 billion pounds of copper and 260,000 ounces of gold to Harmony's mineral reserves.

October 5, 2022

Site visit: Bunker Hill Mining on a fast track to generating cash flow by Q3/23

The legacy Bunker Hill zinc-lead-silver mine in Shoshone County, Idaho, is set for a near-term revival with proponent Bunker Hill Mining (CSE: […]

October 5, 2022

Environmentally friendly technology allows for efficient separation of REEs, transition metals from waste

A water treatment technology has been adapted for selectively separating rare earth elements and transition metals from waste.

October 5, 2022

Pebble mine stakeholders up pressure as EPA’s final decision nears

EPA is making a final decision on the proposed Pebble copper-gold mine near Bristol Bay, Alaska, by Dec. 2.

October 4, 2022

Brazilian iron ore exports hit highest monthly volume in two years

Iron ore exports increased 8.7% in September compared to the same month last year.

October 4, 2022

Desalination plant delays to cost Antofagasta 30,000 tonnes of copper

Antofagasta said it will announce the impact on copper production guidance for 2023, when publishing Q3 production figures on October 19.

October 4, 2022

Copper price jumps after weak US manufacturing data

The Institute for Supply Management’s gauge of US factory activity dropped to the lowest in more than two years in September.