August 11, 2021

Tin mine supply expected to grow through 2021 — report

According to Fitch, high prices and reduced disruption to mining operations should support tin mine supply in 2021.

August 11, 2021

Expansion of Lucara Diamond’s Karowe mine to take longer and cost more

Lucara expects to achieve 75% of slated full production by late 2029, 1.3 years later than planned and spend $20m more than budgeted.

August 10, 2021

Steel sector carbon emissions must fall 75% under 2 degrees celsius scenario — report

Wood Mackenzie says aligning to a 2°C warming pathway in the steel industry would mean disruption to the iron ore and metallurgical coal markets.

August 10, 2021

Aluminum, copper, zinc usage from solar energy sector expected to double by 2040 – report

A report by Wood Mackenzie states that an expected increase of solar’s share in the global power supply presents opportunities for the base metals sector.

August 10, 2021

Canada’s first rare earth miner in trading halt on expansion rumours

Vital Metals is reportedly in final talks to buy two projects in Quebec, one of which may be the world’s fourth largest dysprosium deposit.

August 9, 2021

VIDEO: No injuries after a landslide at Itaminas mine near Brumadinho

The debris hit a truck, a backhoe, and a car but no one was inside the cars at the time of the accident.

August 9, 2021

Eldorado Gold sells Tocantinzinho project in Brazil to G Mining Ventures

A 2019 technical report outlines an open-pit gold mine with an expected operative life of 10 years and annual gold production of 170,000 ounces.

August 9, 2021

Arizona Sonoran Copper aims to restart Cactus mine

The company is working to reactivate the brownfields copper deposit in the shortest possible timeframe

August 9, 2021

UN says IPCC’s climate report “code red for humanity”

First major assessment from the UN-backed experts committee in nearly a decade sees no end to rising temperatures before 2050.

August 9, 2021

Euro Sun Mining to list in London before year-end

Floating on the LSE would help it access fresh capital to fund the first phase of its Rovina Valley copper-gold project in Romania.