US steps up efforts to limit China’s control of critical minerals Washington has expanded an initiative to promote mining of lithium, cobalt and other minerals in resource-rich countries. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 27, 2019 | 4:43 am
Chile court sends $2.5 billion Dominga copper project for environmental review The years-long evaluation of and legal battle over Dominga has drawn criticism from the business community and conservative politicians. Reuters | September 26, 2019 | 3:47 pm
ALX Uranium acquires Vixen project in Red Lake The Vixen project includes three sub-projects totaling 10,008 hectares within the Birch-Uchi greenstone belt. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2019 | 2:45 pm
Western Potash executes binding offtake agreement for Milestone project The company says the agreement is binding but declined to offer a price for the potash. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2019 | 2:42 pm
Muskmobiles running rivals off the road Worldwide, in the first half of this year, Tesla deployed more battery power than its next three biggest rivals combined. Frik Els | September 26, 2019 | 2:11 pm
About 30 killed in landslide at Chad gold mine The mine in the Tibesti region near the Libyan border collapsed early on Tuesday. Reuters | September 26, 2019 | 2:02 pm
Alacer Gold announces positive drill results for Çöpler Saddle The Çöpler Saddle is shaping up to be another outstanding near-mine exploration project, the miner says. Jackson Chen | September 26, 2019 | 1:55 pm
Former miners who stared down a coal train end their protest The contentious bankruptcy of their former employer rages on. Bloomberg News | September 26, 2019 | 12:59 pm
First solid bitumen test shipment on its way from Alberta to China Melia Energy says it has found a way to address concerns about an oil spill on either land or at sea. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | September 26, 2019 | 12:41 pm