January 29, 2023

Rio Tinto has lost radioactive capsule in West Australian desert

Rio and the Australian government are attempting to find a 6-8mm widget that contains a small amount caesium-137.

January 27, 2023

Brazil govt eyes compensation deal for 2015 Vale-BHP dam burst

Brazil's Institutional Relations minister on Friday said the government would try to ink a deal "as soon as possible" to compensate victims.

January 27, 2023

Fortuna Silver trims Yaramoko reserve estimate after evaluation, drill work

The Yaramoko project was acquired by Fortuna in July 2021 as part of its takeover of Roxgold.

January 27, 2023

TotalEnergies buys extra Canada oil sands project stake, squeezing Suncor

On Friday TotalEnergies announced it will acquire an extra 6.65% stake in Fort Hills

January 27, 2023

Vedanta profit plummets 41% on soft metal prices

Prices of zinc, aluminum have fallen from their peaks by over 15% in 2022 from a year earlier.

January 26, 2023

Plug Power scraps electrolyser plant partnership with Fortescue

The project, announced in October 2021, is a key plank in Fortescue's ambition to become a major green energy company.

January 26, 2023

Fortescue’s Iron Bridge to begin production this quarter; Q2 shipments rise

The Iron Bridge Magnetite project, which has been a major plank of the miner's growth strategy, has faced multiple cost blow outs and delays.

January 26, 2023

US blocks mining in parts of Minnesota, dealing blow to Antofagasta’s Twin Metals copper project

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order on Thursday withdrawing 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest from leasing.

January 26, 2023

Receiver named for assets of Trevali’s Caribou zinc mine in New Brunswick

The underground operation provided 3,000 t/d of ore to the processing plant, which used sulphide flotation recovery.

January 26, 2023

Teck pledges $1.5 million toward southeast BC conservation effort

The initiative is part of the company’s goal to be a “nature positive company” by 2030.