Dixie Gold and Red Lake Gold named parties in a statement of claim for $92 million for a cancelled exploration earn-in option on each of the companies’ respective exploration projects.

"It represents a major milestone — for the industry it demonstrates the viability of a digital industry platform,” says MineHub CEO.

An industry source and a civil society source told Reuters that exports were continuing as normal, despite the order.

Companies are each evaluated on a set of up to 24 ESG indicators including board diversity, resource efficiency, financial management, and clean revenue.

“It is increasingly clear that concerns about demand are taking precedence over supply issues in the metals markets”.