June 7, 2023 ERG asks Congo to lift copper unit ban, denies pollution charge Eurasian Resources Group has asked authorities to reconsider a ban imposed on its Boss Mining unit's copper and cobalt operations.
June 6, 2023 NewRange reviews options after USACE decision to revoke water permit for NorthMet project NewRange holds both the NorthMet and Mesaba copper, nickel, cobalt, and platinum group metal deposits in northeastern Minnesota.
June 6, 2023 South32 hires RBC for Botswana copper bid The company has picked the bank to help it put together a bid for Botswana's Khoemacau mine.
June 6, 2023 JX Nippon Mining says to step up transformation to advanced materials firm The company is set to sell a majority stake in Chile's Caserones copper mine to Lundin Mining Corp.
June 6, 2023 Teck evaluating “several” proposals for its coal assets The Canadian miner, which is fending off a takeover bid from Glencore, said it has been approached with potential deals for its coal unit.
June 6, 2023 Australia maps all of its tailings dams A new Atlas of Australian Mine Waste aims to provide industry with opportunities to extract critical metals from previously mined rock.
June 6, 2023 Metals Acquisition investors approve copper mine buy from Glencore MAC will also buy a 1.5% net smelter return life-of-mine royalty upon completion of the deal, expected on or around June 15.
June 5, 2023 Arizona Sonoran Copper reports positive extraction rates on primary sulphides at Cactus Company last year entered into a partnership with Rio Tinto focused on the world’s second biggest miner’s Nuton technologies.
June 5, 2023 Benchmark Metals and Thesis Gold combine forces in British Columbia The proposed merger will create one of the largest precious metals development and exploration companies in the Toodoggone mining district.
June 5, 2023 Global copper smelting bounces in May on Chinese strength Smelting activity in the rest of the world, however, was still lacklustre.
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