Saudi Arabia faces challenges to tap its vast copper reserves
Key among those challenges as the world’s largest oil producer seeks to unlock an estimated $1.3 trillion in mineral wealth are logistics and water supplies.
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Greenland Minerals dealt setback in legal fight for rare earth project licence
In March, the miner took the governments of Greenland and Denmark to court for the legislation passed last year that banned uranium mining.
Rare earth miner NioCorp to merge with Nasdaq-listed blank check firm
Merger with Acquisition Corp II will give it access to up to $285 million for the development of its Elk Creek project in southeastern Nebraska.
Volkswagen teams up with Umicore on battery materials
The venture - between Umicore and Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo - also plan to collaborate on recycling metals from battery materials.
Newmont’s Musselwhite mine celebrates 25 years of commercial production
The Musselwhite underground mine is located on the traditional territory of North Caribou Lake First Nation.
Marathon Gold selects Metso Outotec technology for key processing equipment
Marathon's Valentine project represents a conventional open pit mining and conventional milling operation with a mine life of 13 years.
Southern cattail highly effective for rehabilitation of areas affected by iron mine tailings
Southern cattail can scavenge up to 34 times more manganese from contaminated soil than other plants found in similar environments.
Los Pelambres union urges workers to support strike action
The supervisors union at Antofagasta's Los Pelambres copper mine has rejected the company's most recent contract offer and launched a strike threat.
Artisanal miners’ protests in Colombia hacked by looters
A series of protest actions led by small-scale miners in Colombia’s Antioquia department since September 21 turned violent by the end of the week.