May 23, 2022 Canada’s first rare earth producer begins shipping concentrate Vital Metals' Nechalacho rare earths mine in the Northwest Territories has begun deliveries.
May 22, 2022 Africa’s domestic mining sector not severely impacted by sanctions against Russia – report The Economist Intelligence Unit says Russian mining activities in Sub‑Saharan Africa will be impacted by sanctions but without having a serious negative impact on domestic mining sectors.
May 22, 2022 Americas’ oldest mine now identified An ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by humans to produce red ocher starting nearly 13,000 years ago.
May 22, 2022 Second-largest indicated-or-better rare earth resource in the US now identified NioCorp’s Elk Creek project yielded rare earth elements as a potential by-product of the mining of niobium, titanium, and scandium in a recent feasibility study.
May 20, 2022 Colombia, Ecuador & Peru: Social engagement can make or break mining investment Mineral explorers and developers often see substantial projects halted in their tracks by staunch community-level opposition, even when projects had passed regulatory muster.
May 20, 2022 Iron ore price up as Chinese banks cut interest rate Chinese banks cut a key interest rate for long-term loans by a record amount on Friday.
May 20, 2022 Skyharbour buys into Rio Tinto’s Russell Lake uranium project The Canadian explorer has secured an initial 51% stake in Russell Lake, located next to its Moore property in Saskatchewan.
May 19, 2022 Tianqi produces Australia’s first battery grade lithium hydroxide TLEA’s Kwinana plant has met internal certification processes with the onsite laboratory confirming that battery-grade specification has been met on 10 tonnes of lithium hydroxide.
May 19, 2022 Foxes add to Gold Fields headaches in Chile Environmental regulator has asked Gold Fields to implement four “urgent” and “transitory” measures following the death of three specimens of culpeo fox in the area.
May 19, 2022 South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand Researchers are analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin to determine the degree of uranium contamination.
ioneer expects partner search to conclude in H1 2026 In July, the Australian mine developer launched a formal strategic partnering process after Sibanye-Stillwater walked away from the lithium-boron project. December 19, 2025 | 08:18 am
