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.

May 18, 2022

MKS PAMP first precious metals refinery to set SBTi-approved carbon emissions reduction targets

The company has committed to reducing absolute scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.

May 18, 2022

Trevali’s missing workers failed to reach Perkoa mine’s refuge chamber during floods 

The search for the missing miners will continue, Trevali said.  

May 18, 2022

Copper price down on bets of big US rate hikes

Fed Jerome Powell pledged that the US central bank would ratchet interest rates as high as needed to kill a surge in inflation.

May 17, 2022

US, Canadian companies set to soar on Russian uranium ban

Uranium has strong fundamentals in place, with political support growing worldwide, VRIC hears.

May 17, 2022

Russia’s biggest gold producer’s largest shareholder donates 100% of shares

Polyus said Wandle Holdings donated shares to the Fund for support of Islamic foundations.

May 17, 2022

Champion Iron acquires pellet plant in Quebec, partners with international steelmaker on FS

According to Champion, the pellet plant could provide the company with a relatively rapid opportunity for commercial production.