April 7, 2022 Colombia to tender gold, coal assets by end of June The bidding round for coal exploration contracts opens this month, while gold round is expected in the first half of 2022.
April 6, 2022 Vale to build $345 million ‘green’ pig iron plant in Brazil The plant will use technology that reduces the carbon footprint of traditional steelmaking production processes.
April 6, 2022 Kinross Gold explores sale of Ghana assets to Asante Gold The open-pit and underground Chirano gold mine in southwestern Ghana produced 154,668 gold-equivalent oz. in 2021.
April 6, 2022 Steppe Gold completes first pour and gold sale The ATO mine is designed as a two-phased project, containing 26.4mt of proven and probable reserves grading 1.86 g/t AuEq.
April 6, 2022 McEwen Mining chairman injects $15 million into company Reduced cash flow from operations in the first three months of the year left McEwen Mining in a "challenging” position.
April 6, 2022 Researchers look into extracting critical metals from mine waste to boost Australia, India supply University of South Australia researchers want to extract critical minerals from downstream ore processing, tailings reprocessing, and wastewater treatments.
April 5, 2022 Battery Metals Royalties to acquire 45% interest in Mongolian coal assets from Silver Elephant Mining The proposed transaction, the company said, is a step to transform Silver Elephant to a pure silver mining and exploration company by monetizing non-core assets.
April 5, 2022 American Rare Earths partners on DOE-funded R&D, drills at Wyoming, Arizona projects Australian company's US subsidiary was named a member of the Critical Materials Institute, a US Department of Energy Energy Innovation Hub at the beginning of the year.
April 4, 2022 Miners say Biden’s Defense Production Act use is “urgently” needed The directive will specifically be authorized to support the production and processing of minerals used for large capacity batteries such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and manganese.
April 4, 2022 Hemlo Explorers stock jumps 53% as Barrick weighs Ontario project earn-in Barrick Gold is considering taking an option to earn up to 80% of Hemlo Explorers' Pic project in Ontario.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
