Freeport requests environmental permission for $741m leaching project in Chile
A leaching project is being planned at the El Abra mine.
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Vale to build iron ore briquette plant in Louisiana with $283m financing from US
The DOE financing will be through 2031.
Arbitration between Franco-Nevada, Panama moves to next stage
Franco-Nevada had a streaming agreement with First Quantum to buy gold and copper from Cobre Panama.
Evergold drills high-grade antimony in British Columbia
Evergold kicked off an initial three-hole drill program at its 28-sq.-km DEM property last year.
Economics, not regulation, the main reason behind delay in British Columbia’s mines, study shows
Regulation was a factor in only three of the 20 delayed projects that have received environmental certificates since 1995.
Mali arrests, Niger site seizure rattle Western miners
Short term, analysts said they expected juntas to continue squeezing the companies already in the region.
US cobalt miner to Trump: use tariffs as ‘scalpel’ not ‘sledgehammer’
Jervois, like many US producers of critical minerals, has struggled in recent years as Chinese rivals flood global markets with cheap supplies.
ICMM introduces new measures against diesel fume safety hazards at underground mines
To accelerate progress across the industry, ICMM has also published a new guide for reducing diesel particulate matter exposure underground.
Ontario pension backs $100m funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space
Private firm Fleet Space uses satellite technology, AI and real-time 3-D imaging to speed up critical mineral searches.
