April 4, 2022 New Gold extends Rainy River mine life to 2031 Updated mine plans include the the conversion of an additional 569,000 gold ounces in the underground main zones to mineral reserves.
April 4, 2022 Centerra Gold hands Kumtor mine to Kyrgyzstan, ending dispute Out-of-court settlement calls for Centerra to yield control of the vast gold mine to state-owned refiner Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC, which will return its 26% stake in the company.
April 3, 2022 Canadian technology to recover strategic metals from spent Li-ion batteries gets $18m in funding Lithion Recycling’s technology is able to recover 95% of strategic materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and industrial waste.
April 1, 2022 Carmakers will “need to become miners” – Benchmark Even if every lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite green and brownfield project in the pipeline comes on stream “there will not be enough” raw material going into 2030.
April 1, 2022 Teck’s Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile faces environmental charges Chile’s environmental regulator has filed eight charges claiming Teck failed to comply with vegetation and animals protection measures.
March 31, 2022 Taseko ups reserves, extends Gibraltar mine life another 23 years In February, Taseko and Williams Lake First Nation renewed their participation and co-operation agreement for the Gibraltar mine in British Columbia.
March 31, 2022 Canadian firm lobbies Brazil for Amazon potash mine permit Potash Corp has laid out plans to reduce the country's dependence on fertilizer imports by opening a potash mine in the Amazon.
March 31, 2022 Miners need to invest over $100 billion to meet copper demand The global copper industry needs to build mines that close what could be an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, says CRU.
March 30, 2022 Zinc price to remain high in the near term on Russia-Ukraine conflict – report Fitch Solutions revises 2022 zinc price to $3,500/t from $2,900/t expected previously.
March 30, 2022 Skeena inks deals to acquire BC-based QuestEx and sell selected properties to Newmont The transaction will add over 740 sqkm of land to Skeena’s holding, for a sevenfold increase.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
