July 15, 2022

Cost of expansion at Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi rises again

A cost and schedule reforecast now pegs the total project costs at $7.06 billion, almost $1.8 billion higher than its original estimate in 2015.  

July 14, 2022

US environmentalists take aim at British Columbia mines

Four American environmental groups are pointing to a report commissioned by the BC Mining Law Reform and SkeenaWild Conservation Trust that analyzes the risks of tailings pond failures in B.C.

July 14, 2022

Anglo American, Nippon Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking

They will work on solutions for lower-carbon steelmaking, a process responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse emissions.

July 13, 2022

Wallbridge spins out nickel assets to focus on gold

Canadian company said it wants to focus on its core gold projects Fenelon and Martiniere, and is selling its Grasset and RUM projects in Quebec and its Sudbury and NW…

July 13, 2022

Iron ore price rebounds as China’s exports grow

Chinese exports grew at their fastest pace in five months in June.

July 13, 2022

Perpetua Resources begins early cleanup activities at historic Stibnite mine in Idaho

The Stibnite project is considered one of the highest-grade, open-pit gold deposits in the US.

July 13, 2022

Ecuador court endorses environmental permits for Dundee’s Loma Larga gold project

The Judicial Labour Unit of the southern city of Cuenca also reaffirmed Dundee’s mining concessions in Ecuador.

July 13, 2022

PureGold mulls company sale as part of strategic review

Review could involve a potential merger, a sale of all or part of its gold mine in Ontario, or other long-term financing options.

July 12, 2022

CSIRO contracted to plan environmental monitoring for deep-sea nodule collection

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation to create a framework for the development of an ecosystem-based management and monitoring plan.

July 12, 2022

Sigma Lithium’s project in Brazil to benefit from new rules

The 25%-ready Grota do Cirilo lithium project will not be constrained by quotas so Sigma will mine the north and south pits simultaneously.