Fleet Space launches Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission Fleet Space’s SPIDER seismic technology will also head to the Moon to search for water ice and deliver new insights about the lunar regolith. Staff Writer | April 8, 2024 | 2:20 pm
Graphjet Technology to build agricultural waste-to-graphite production plant in Nevada The plant is expected to be capable of recycling up to 30,000 metric tons of palm kernel material equivalent to produce up to 10,000 metric tons of battery-grade, artificial graphite per year. Staff Writer | April 8, 2024 | 1:48 pm
Video: World Gold Council’s Cavatoni explains surging metal price The price of gold has broken records this year. Northern Miner Staff | April 8, 2024 | 1:29 pm
Taseko makes senior secured notes offering of $500 million The company has invested in modernization and expansion of Gibraltar, making it the second largest open pit copper mine in Canada. Staff Writer | April 8, 2024 | 11:00 am
Ascot begins milling at its Premier gold project in BC Currently, mining has begun from the Silver Coin and Big Missouri deposits to feed a refurbished 2,500 t/d processing plant. Staff Writer | April 8, 2024 | 10:57 am
Fortescue partners with OCP Group for green energy development in Morocco The equal partnership with the Moroccan fertilizer producer includes the development of manufacturing facilities and an R&D hub. Reuters | April 8, 2024 | 10:39 am
Copper price hits fresh 14-month high on supply fears, China optimism The red metal has rallied about 15% in the last two months. Bloomberg News | April 8, 2024 | 9:55 am
AI could add 1 million tonnes to copper demand by 2030, Trafigura chief economist says The surge in demand, driven by AI boom, could exacerbate the copper supply-demand imbalance, according to Trafigura's chief economist. Staff Writer | April 8, 2024 | 9:18 am
Westgold to buy Karora Resources in $808 million deal The deal will propel the combined group to become a mid-tier gold miner producing around 400,000 ounces of gold a year. Reuters | April 8, 2024 | 8:54 am