December 11, 2024

South32 eyes Alaska’s copper under potential Trump policy changes

Approval of Ambler Mining District road would allow South32 and Trilogy Metals to mine high-grade copper from their assets.

December 11, 2024

Liontown ships first cargo from Kathleen Valley to long-term customer

The shipment totalled about 33,000 wet metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate from the Kathleen Valley lithium mine.

December 11, 2024

Mexico to review bill to ban open pit mining

The controversial bill, approved by the lower chamber of Congress in August, would also prohibit fracking and restrict water usage.

December 10, 2024

Bougainville’s independence path relies on economy, says PNG’s Marape

Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama is seeking international investors to re-open one of the world's biggest copper mines, with Marape backing his authority on Wednesday.

December 10, 2024

Ten years after Mount Polley dam breach in British Columbia, 15 charges laid

On August 4, 2014 a breach at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley mine sent the equivalent of 2,000 Olympic swimming pools of mining waste into a creek.

December 10, 2024

Robex shifts focus to Guinea, aims to pour first gold in 2025

The company has been producing gold at the Nampala mine in Mali since 2017.

December 10, 2024

Biden plans to finally kill Nippon Steel bid for US Steel

Nippon Steel and US Steel are poised to pursue litigation over the process if Biden decides to block the merger, Bloomberg sources say.

December 10, 2024

Fortuna boosts mineral resource at Séguéla gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire

Exploration programs grew inferred resources to 677,000 gold ounces, including the contribution of four new mineral deposits, CEO says.

December 10, 2024

El Salvador sitting on $3 trillion worth of unmined gold, president says

The country has "potentially" the largest gold deposits per square kilometer in the world, Nayib Bukele said on his X account.

December 10, 2024

Barrick chair says he ‘never’ planned to use Hannam for Randgold merger

Dealmaker is suing Randgold for up to $18 million over Barrick merger work.