July 7, 2021

Sandfire granted licence for copper mine in Botswana

The 3.2 million tonnes per annum Motheo open pit mine could help Botswana curb its dependence on diamond mining.

July 7, 2021

Wellbeing of 25 chinchillas weighs on Gold Fields access to 3.5 million gold ounces

Inquiry into whether attempts to move a colony of endangered rodents to make way for a gold mine harmed them may result in fines, permit suspension.

July 6, 2021

De Beers pleads guilty to failing to report mercury monitoring results at Victor mine

The case sets a precedent for mining activities in Ontario, including “Ring of Fire.”

July 6, 2021

AngloGold names ex-BHP exec Calderon as new CEO

Appointment of the Colombian expert ends a nearly year-long head hunt that has weighed on the shares of the No. 3 gold miner.

July 5, 2021

Vital Metals becomes Canada’s first rare earth producer

Australian company has begun production at its Nechalacho project in the northwest territories.

July 5, 2021

Cameco to resume production at Cigar Lake as wildfire threat subsides

About 230 workers were evacuated from the site on July 1 as a precaution due to the proximity of the Briggs wildfire burning nearby.

July 5, 2021

First Mining suspends Ontario gold project due to forest fire

Springpole is considered to be one of the largest undeveloped open-pit gold deposits in Canada.

July 2, 2021

Nauru puts UN on two-year deadline to make deep-sea mining rules

The Pacific island nation has notified a United Nations body of plans to start deep-sea mining, giving the International Seabed Authority two years to complete long-running talks on rules governing…

July 2, 2021

British Columbia Supreme Court drops bombshell on natural gas industry

Court found the B.C. government infringed the Blueberry River First Nation’s treaty rights by allowing decades of industrial development in their traditional territory.

July 2, 2021

Vale autonomous trucks have hauled 100Mt at Brucutu

The amount of ore transported is equivalent to the weight of 35,000 major soccer stadiums like the famous Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro.