Canada places big bets on critical minerals
Remoteness, regulatory sclerosis still pose barriers to mine development in Canada, the federal government says.
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Endeavour Silver announces 600moz indicated resource for newly acquired Pitarrilla project
Endeavour acquired the Pitarrilla project from SSR Mining in July 2022 for total consideration of $70 million and a 1.25% net smelter returns royalty.
World Gold Council sees positive 2023 outlook for gold amidst global uncertainty
Despite an “unusually high level of uncertainty” surrounding consensus expectations for 2023, on balance, a “mixed set of influences implies a stable but positive performance for gold,” the WGC says.
Extortion ‘mafia’ hits South Africa’s $55 billion mining sector
“The procurement mafia mobilizes the community for their own devices," said Paul Dunne, chief executive officer of Northam Platinum Holdings
US bid for battery metals has Africa blind spot
Inflation Reduction Act could impact Africa metal producers.
Anglo American cuts 2023 copper output target on poor Chilean ore grades
The company said production at its South African unit Kumba Iron Ore will be dented by poor rail capacity.
Women in Mining Spotlight: Heather Gamble
Artemis Project CEO was named to Women in Mining UK list of the top 100 inspirational women in mining around the globe.
Pakistan closer to letting Barrick Gold proceed with $7bn project
The copper-gold mine would be one of the largest foreign investments in Pakistan and one of Barrick’s key projects for this decade.
Researchers create thick graphite films for clean energy technologies
Korean researchers are proposing a strategy to synthesize single-crystalline graphite films orders of magnitude large, up to inch scale.