July 22, 2022 Pensana starts building UK’s first rare earths refinery The rare earth processing hub is backed by the government as part of its first critical minerals strategy, unveiled today.
July 21, 2022 BHP signs MOU for nickel supply with Ford The targeted multi-year nickel supply agreement could start as early as 2025 and may involve additional commodities over time, BHP said.
July 21, 2022 Lithium Americas breaks ground on lithium test facility in Nevada The Lithium Technical Development Center was built to demonstrate the chemical process designed for the company’s Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt county.
July 21, 2022 KWG acquires Fancamp’s chromite claims in Ring of Fire Fancamp Exploration (TSXV: FNC) has agreed to sell all its rights and interests in the Koper Lake-McFaulds mineral properties, comprising four mining […]
July 21, 2022 Iron ore price back below $100 on clouded China demand outlook Risks from lockdowns have prompted the Asian Development Bank to lower its economic growth forecast for China this year to 4.0%.
July 21, 2022 De Beers boosts 2022 guidance despite drop in output The miner expects to produce 32m-34m carats, up from 30m-33m carats thanks to what it calls “robust demand” from US customers.
July 21, 2022 Illegal mercury trade for gold mining uncovered Researchers have figured out how to accurately identify global mercury trade data inconsistencies.
July 21, 2022 Golden Arrow walks away from Argentina silver-gold project The company said it would focus instead on its new 100% owned San Pietro copper-gold-cobalt project in Chile and other projects in Argentina.
July 21, 2022 Caledonia Mining to buy one of Zimbabwe’s largest gold projects The $53 million shares deal could more than double Caledonia's production, potentially making it Zimbabwe’s top gold miner.
July 20, 2022 Kenorland Minerals options Alaska copper project to Antofagasta The Chilean miner could own 70% of the Tanacross copper-gold project in Alaska, by spending $30 million on exploration over eight years.
Ma’aden selects Metso to deliver a gold processing plant to the Ar Rjum project Includes process electrification, field instrumentation, and automation, as well as detailed engineering for the processing plant. January 15, 2026 | 03:25 pm