Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals to build copper-cobalt mine in Zambia
The Mingomba deposit hosts average copper grades about six times higher than those found in Chile, the world’s top producer.
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Albemarle to build $180m US lithium research centre
The lithium giant anticipates creating at least 200 jobs at the site, with an average salary of $94,000 per year.
Mongolia to take mining firm public after protests over graft
The state-owned Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC owns a large chunk of a sprawling 6-billion tonne coking coal deposit near the Chinese border.
Brixton pivots to cobalt at Langis with strong drill results
Langis, on the north shore of Lake Timiskaming, is about 20 km from Electra Battery Materials’ refinery for cobalt.
Fusion is nuclear power without the meltdowns and radioactive waste
Nuclear fusion, the process US researchers successfully demonstrated this month, has big potential advantages over the nuclear power plants operating today.
Barrick responds to rights abuse allegations in Tanzania
Miner refutes claims, says corporate watchdog RAID had a history of making unfounded allegations about purported human rights abuses at North Mara.
Probe Metals drills ‘record gold interval’ at Val-d’Or project in Quebec
Probe has completed 165,000 metres in the drilling program at the gold project 25 km east of Val-d’Or and will resume drilling in January.
Century files feasibility study for Joyce Lake iron ore project in Newfoundland
Joyce Lake will be an open-pit mine which delivers high iron grade material to the crushing and screening plant.
