October 7, 2024

NEO Battery Materials stock soars on partnership with global chemicals firm

Based on the successful completion of development objectives, both parties intend to commercialize the jointly enhanced silicon anodes for EV lithium-ion batteries.

October 7, 2024

Lucara sells off Clara diamond sales platform

The total consideration is $3 million on closing and the return of 10 million Lucara common shares initially issued as partial consideration when Lucara acquired Clara in 2018.

October 7, 2024

Military Metals acquires antimony, tin projects in Slovakia

The new acquisition follows Military Metals' recent acquisition of the past-producing West Gore antimony project in Nova Scotia.

October 7, 2024

US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo, watchdog says

Millions of people are displaced and fighting over minerals, particularly gold, has actually increased since the so-called conflict minerals law was passed in 2010.

October 7, 2024

Serbia’s parliament debates ban on lithium mining

Environmental groups warned they would stage more protests if parliament blocked the opposition proposal.

October 7, 2024

Ghana’s wildcat gold mining booms, poisoning people and nature

"It's risky but I just want to survive," said one of the men at the wildcat site in the Prestea-Huni Valley district in western Ghana.

October 5, 2024

World’s top uranium miner backs nuclear plant in referendum

Voters in Kazakhstan will decide on Sunday whether to allow construction of a nuclear power plant amid worries over the environmental impact.

October 5, 2024

Burkina Faso plans to withdraw some mining permits, junta leader says

Gold is the main export of the West African country.

October 4, 2024

Ghanaians call on government to shut down all illegal gold mines

Gold is a mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, accounting for nearly half of exports in 2023.

October 4, 2024

Apache Tribe takes fight against Resolution Copper to US Supreme Court

The Tribe has asked the top court to review a decision by the Arizona state court to allow Resolution discharge contaminants into Queen Creek.