Lithium firms’ shares rise after Rio Tinto buyout rumour
The acquisition talk comes as Rio faces challenges in developing its Jadar lithium project in Serbia.
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Apache Tribe takes fight against Resolution Copper to US Supreme Court
The Tribe has asked the top court to review a decision by the Arizona state court to allow Resolution discharge contaminants into Queen Creek.
Global Atomic shares rise on progress update for Dasa uranium mine in Niger
An unnamed US development bank is pledging to approve a $295 million loan covering 60% of Dasa’s costs.
Gold selloff risk high
Massive recent buying not only catapulted gold deep into extremely-overbought territory, it exhausted gold-futures speculators’ likely capital firepower for buying.
Iron-rich volcanoes may hold vast rare earth reserves, study finds
Rare earth element concentrations could be nearly 200 times higher than those found in silicate-rich melts.
Rusal plans to double Boguchansky smelter capacity by 2030
Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer outside China, launched the first production line at Boguchansky in 2019.
Canagold’s New Polaris project moves into next phase of environmental assessment
New Polaris is a past-producing, high-grade gold project for which the company is working towards environmental permitting and a feasibility study.
Copper smelters warn of closures as crunch talks get underway
A wave of new smelter investments in China and elsewhere has left plants in growing competition to find enough ore to feed their furnaces.
Codelco signs letter of intent to collaborate with ABB on decarbonization
Miner has signed a letter of intent with the Swedish-Swiss technology company to explore a collaboration focused on decarbonizing and automating its operations.
