July 24, 2020

Ambler district access road approved in Alaska

The Record of Decision approves the development of the “A” route, which is to be a 211-mile-long gravel private access road.

July 21, 2020

Callinex starts drilling in Pine Bay, shares up

The campaign in Manitoba will complete up to 1,500m of drilling at the project to test two newly identified Borehole Pulse Electromagnetic anomalies.

July 20, 2020

Lithium Australia to refocus on battery recycling

Company to cut costs and jobs as its seeks to weather a slump in raw materials prices exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

July 19, 2020

Sumitomo scores legal victory in Bolivia

The Plurinational Constitutional Court ruled that due process was violated in a two-year-long labour dispute.

July 15, 2020

Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output

In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.

July 15, 2020

Trevali restarts Santander mine in Peru

Mining and milling operations were suspended on June 25 after 19 workers tested positive for covid-19.

July 14, 2020

Nevada Zinc targets farming industry

The Canadian miner signed a deal to produce zinc-based micronutrient products to be commercialized by Cameron Chemicals.

July 9, 2020

Silver, copper, zinc used to make plastic conductive, more transparent

Researchers at the University of Michigan created a flexible transparent conductor that sandwiches a thin layer of silver between two “dielectric” materials and produces a conductive anti-reflection coating on the…

July 6, 2020

Deep Earth structures may reveal location of untapped base metal deposits

A new study proposes a high-tech treasure map that provides more accurate information so prospectors know where to look.

July 6, 2020

Century zinc mine begins commercial production

Australia mine production begins amid forecasts that see zinc prices climbing in the coming months due to covid-19 restrictions easing up.