December 13, 2019 American Manganese starts testing recycled cathode material The tests are part of a project aimed at creating a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries.
December 13, 2019 First Quantum launches arbitration against Zambian state miner Moves tries to resolve a dispute over a money transfer from Kansanshi Mining to parent company First Quantum.
December 12, 2019 Alamos Gold to hike dividend by 50% on ‘strong’ 2020 outlook Expansion of the company's Young-Davidson mine will be completed in June 2020.
December 12, 2019 Switzerland investigates metal trader over Congo-war allegations Christoph Huber is said to have been involved in the illegal trade of minerals during the Congo conflict two decades ago.
December 12, 2019 Iamgold grows interest in Nelligan project The miner now holds an aggregate undivided interest of 75% in the property.
December 12, 2019 Experts blame Vale’s deadly dam collapse on drainage issues Drainage problems would have caused "persistently high water levels" that weakened the facility’s walls, say experts appointed by the miner.
December 11, 2019 Bougainville independence could revive one of world’s biggest copper mines Panguna has an estimated 5.3 million tones of copper and 19.3 million ounces of gold, which would make the reserves worth about $60 billion at today’s prices.
December 10, 2019 Implats to close North American Palladium takeover this week The C$758 million transaction, which was first announced in October, remains on track to close on December 13.
December 10, 2019 GMV to run IP survey at gold project in Arizona The Canadian miner engaged Zonge International to conduct the survey at the Mexican Hat gold deposit.
December 10, 2019 Barrick to sell stake in Senegal project to Teranga Gold for up to $430m Massawa, one of the highest-grade undeveloped open-pit gold reserves in West Africa, is 20 km away from Teranga’s flagship Sabodala mine.
US lawmakers propose $2.5B critical minerals reserve Priority will be given to recycled materials, but minerals extracted from mines could also be eligible. January 15, 2026 | 11:31 am
