British Columbia funds new extraction technology
BC invested $630,000 from the Province’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund in cleantech startup pH7 Technologies to conduct a pilot project.
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Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process
Governor Dunleavy sued Biden last week for the president's 2023 decision to block the giant Pebble project. The suit seeks more than $700 billion.
SQM, Codelco agree to extend deadline on tie-up terms to the end of May
Deadline to set terms on a partnership extended from the end of this month.
Calibre raising $74m to advance projects in Canada, US and Nicaragua
Chief among Calibre’s projects is the wholly owned Valentine open pit gold development in central Newfoundland.
Platinum metals face structural hit to demand from electric vehicle revolution
According to analysts at Macquarie, demand for both platinum and palladium from the auto sector will start falling beyond 2025.
China’s copper smelters to discuss fees as crisis roils sector
Smelters including Jiangxi Copper and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group will meet in Shanghai next Thursday, according to Bloomberg.
Barrick looks to explore new gold, copper deposits in the DRC
Last year, Barrick said it intended to search for additional copper deposits in Zambia and the DRC as part of its efforts to expand its presence in the African copper belt.
Peru approves Buenaventura silver mine with $144 million investment
The Yumpag project was approved to mine 1,000 tonnes per day, allowing it to produce an estimated 6.5-7.2 million oz. of silver by 2024.
CleanTech Lithium’s pilot plant in Chile starts operations
The first production of eluate was completed in the past week, and it will be shipped to North America.
