Transition Metals to acquire Cryderman gold project in Ontario Recent discoveries in the area included IAMGOLD’s 10 million oz and growing Cote Gold project and Pan American Silver’s 3 million oz Juby project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 16, 2019 | 6:42 am
De Beers, Namibia to spend $468m on world’s first custom-built diamond searching ship The new vessel is expected to add about 500,000 carat a year of production capacity to Debmarine Namibia, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers and the African nation's government. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2019 | 3:52 am
Tesla is turning rivals into roadkill – even in China Based on March electric car registrations in over 80 countries Tesla deployed more battery power than its four largest rivals combined. Frik Els | May 15, 2019 | 11:49 pm
US Senate moves forward on plan to develop electric vehicle supply chain US lawmakers have moved closer to developing a national electric vehicle supply chain policy. Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 2:16 pm
Condor Gold losses narrow as progress at La India pays off Miner logged a pre-tax loss for the period of £352,553, compared to a £602,678 loss a year before, as administrative expenses almost halved. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2019 | 11:40 am
Chile’s Codelco strikes labor deal with supervisors at Salvador mine The deal includes a signing bonus and other benefits that total $11,600 per worker, in addition to a salary raise of around 1%. Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 11:23 am
Trump administration opens up Minnesota wilderness area to copper mining The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday renewed two mineral leases near the Boundary Waters Wilderness area in Minnesota. Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 11:15 am
Lithium Americas names new CEO, quarterly loss shrinks Lithium Americas posted a first-quarter net loss of $4.5 million, compared with $4.6 million in the year-ago period. Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 11:08 am
Azimut Exploration, SOQUEM strike alliance The alliance comprises nine gold and copper-gold major properties totalling 7,149 claims with a surface area of 3,277 sq. km. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 15, 2019 | 10:57 am