Type II micro-diamonds dominate Tres-Or Resources’ Guigues pipe The Canadian company said that rare Type II micro-diamonds lacking measurable nitrogen are the main resource at its Guigues kimberlite pipe. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 7, 2021 | 6:08 am
Rio Tinto produces battery grade lithium in the US The miner has proved the process of roasting and leaching waste rock to recover high grades of the metal at its Boron plant in California. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2021 | 6:03 am
Prime Mining raising $19m for Los Reyes in Mexico Earlier in April, Prime announced assays for 13 core holes completed at three deposits within the eight-deposit Los Reyes project. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 7, 2021 | 5:43 am
Left-wing party wins Greenland election, opposes big mining project The Inuit Ataqatigiit party pledged its opposition to a large rare earth mining project, sending strong signals to international miners. Reuters | April 7, 2021 | 4:38 am
Musk increases lithium footprint with Ontario project buy The Pakeagama claims are located in the "electric avenue" pegmatite field in northwestern Ontario. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2021 | 3:48 am
Aurelius Minerals drills highest-grade intercept to date at Aureus East Company has reported its highest-grade interval ever from underground drilling at its Aureus East gold project in Nova Scotia. Northern Miner Staff | April 6, 2021 | 11:35 pm
Torex receives ‘milestone’ permit for Media Luna development A feasibility study on the development of Media Luna is expected in the first quarter of next year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 6, 2021 | 2:08 pm
GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production. MINING.com Editor | April 6, 2021 | 1:02 pm
Pre-consultation for Pan American Silver’s Escobal begins this month The world’s third largest silver mine has been shut since July 2017 after Guatemala's Supreme Court provisionally ordered so following an appeal from environment and human rights organization CALAS. MINING.com Editor | April 6, 2021 | 12:10 pm