December 17, 2020 Great Panther restarts Topia, shares up The plant is expected to begin processing ore on December 21.
December 17, 2020 Northern Dynasty to challenge Pebble permit rejection next month The company said it would argue that the USACE’s mitigation requirements for Pebble were contrary to policy and precedent in Alaska.
December 17, 2020 Pretium makes new discovery around Brucejack Drill highlights include the 2020 discovery hole, which hit 101 metres of 1.3 g/t gold; and 102 metres of 2.1 g/t gold in a 100-metre step-out to the northwest.
December 17, 2020 Mountain Province’s Gahcho Kué yields 157-carat diamond It's the largest “gem quality” diamond ever found at the Northwest Territories mine.
December 17, 2020 Rio to invest $10m in low-carbon steelmaking projects The mining giant wants to advance its climate partnership with China Baowu Steel.
December 17, 2020 Virginia’s Wise County needs to transition out of coal – report The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says Dominion Energy's Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center is at risk of closure.
December 17, 2020 Metso Outotec to modernize Norilsk Nickel’s smelting line Metso has been awarded a landmark contract to modernize one smelting line at Nadezhda metallurgical plant in Russia.
December 17, 2020 Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive Jakob Stausholm will have to rebuild Rio’s reputation following an international outcry over its destruction of sacred Aboriginal rock shelters.
December 16, 2020 KORE to spin out BC-focused explorer Karus Gold As part of this transaction, all of the Karus common shares would be distributed to KORE shareholders on a pro-rata basis to their ownership in the parent company.
December 16, 2020 Ethiopia revokes licences of 63 mining companies The companies were said to have breached contract rules, failed to renew their licenses, or not made royalty payments.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
