Dominican Republic creates state miner to explore for rare earths
The Caribbean nation is home to Barrick Gold's Pueblo Viejo, the largest gold mine in Latin America.
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Chile’s lithium output to reach 285,000t in 2025, copper commission says
The global market is forecast to post a surplus of 117,000 tons of lithium this year.
Peru’s copper output this year likely to fall short of 3mt goal
The Andean country's slide in copper output has factored into a recent economic slowdown.
Column: China’s coal output rises as share of electricity slips
Coal output rose 2.8% in July from the same month a year earlier, hitting 390.37 million metric tons.
Weir Group awarded £53 million flowsheet contract for Reko Diq project
Reko Diq represents one of the largest copper-gold development projects in the world.
Zimbabwe bans riverbed mining to protect water sources
Since 2011, the southern African country has allowed large scale and mechanical alluvial mining which has resulted in water pollution.
Oroco boosts economics at Santo Tomas copper project in Mexico to lead peers
The new PEA makes the project one of the world’s most capital-efficient by hiking its value 23% while trimming construction costs.
Fission drilling detects highest radiation yet at Patterson project in Saskatchewan
The results come just over 18 months after Fission released a feasibility study for Triple R, the highest-grade at shallow depth uranium deposit in the Athabasca basin.
American Eagle hits 175 metres at 1.03 g/t gold equivalent at NAK project in British Columbia
The NAK project is fully funded for its 2024 drill program, thanks to Teck Resources' 19.9% ownership stake in American Eagle.
