Canadian miner expands, now owns 24 gold projects Japan Japan Gold just acquired five new properties in Kyushu. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 10, 2019 | 6:15 am
Electric car boom to turbocharge battery metal producers – Moody’s Demand for cobalt, lithium, nickel and copper could rise sixfold if electric cars reach 8% of road traffic by the mid-2020s, delivering huge dividends for producing countries like the DRC. Reuters | September 10, 2019 | 4:00 am
Marathon Gold secures $20m financing for Valentine exploration Marathon is advancing its Valentine gold project 55 km south of Buchans. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 9, 2019 | 2:51 pm
Stornoway Diamond granted creditor protection Osisko and certain of the secured creditors have also agreed to supply an initial C$20 million of working capital to Stornoway. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 9, 2019 | 2:50 pm
Iron ore prices rebound on spike in China imports Iron ore price surges as shipments to top consumer hits 19-month high. Frik Els | September 9, 2019 | 2:19 pm
Alkane discovers significant Au-Cu mineralization at Boda Shares of Alkane Resources jumped by 27% on Monday. Jackson Chen | September 9, 2019 | 12:38 pm
Glencore’s risk appetite dwindles, fueling focus on safer regions The company is quickly expanding into a part of the world that would have been improbable just a few years ago: Minnesota. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 12:02 pm
Alrosa seeks to brighten up its fluorescent diamond sales Diamond miners are seeking new approaches to battle falling demand and competition from diamonds manufactured in laboratories. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 10:44 am
Pure Gold starts construction of Madsen mine The Madsen Red Lake mine is said to be the highest grade development-stage gold project. Jackson Chen | September 9, 2019 | 10:28 am