Canada’s first rare earth miner in trading halt on expansion rumours Vital Metals is reportedly in final talks to buy two projects in Quebec, one of which may be the world’s fourth largest dysprosium deposit. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2021 | 5:44 am
US sanctions on Belarus potash leave out nation’s sole seller The penalties announced on Monday target state-owned Belaruskali, which controls about a fifth of the global market for the crop nutrient. Bloomberg News | August 10, 2021 | 3:34 am
BHP, workers union at Escondida mine in Chile to extend talks by a day Copper prices soared to record highs earlier this year, giving workers unions additional leverage in negotiations. Reuters | August 9, 2021 | 8:19 pm
Union at Caserones copper mine in Chile to strike after talks collapse Several mines in world top copper producer Chile are in the throes of tense labor negotiations, including BHP's Escondida and Codelco's Andina at a time when supply is already tight. Reuters | August 9, 2021 | 3:26 pm
Top 10 Canadian companies with assets in the US The US is fertile ground for a variety of minerals, and Canadian companies are active throughout the country. Northern Miner Staff | August 9, 2021 | 3:18 pm
VIDEO: No injuries after a landslide at Itaminas mine near Brumadinho The debris hit a truck, a backhoe, and a car but no one was inside the cars at the time of the accident. Bruno Venditti | August 9, 2021 | 2:05 pm
Eldorado Gold sells Tocantinzinho project in Brazil to G Mining Ventures A 2019 technical report outlines an open-pit gold mine with an expected operative life of 10 years and annual gold production of 170,000 ounces. MINING.com Editor | August 9, 2021 | 12:49 pm
Arizona Sonoran Copper aims to restart Cactus mine The company is working to reactivate the brownfields copper deposit in the shortest possible timeframe Henry Lazenby | August 9, 2021 | 11:39 am
Foran raises $79m for McIlvenna Bay copper project Foran announced earlier this year that McIlvenna Bay will be the world’s first carbon-neutral copper mine. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 9, 2021 | 11:25 am