January 5, 2022

Magna wraps 2021 drilling at Shakespeare with long, strong nickel and copper

Magna notes that the Shakespeare project is permitted, and that the feasibility study will be released in the first quarter this year.

January 4, 2022

Rise Gold shares bounce on draft EI report for Idaho-Maryland project

Rise Gold believes the Idaho-Maryland project's economic and community benefits outweigh the impacts.

January 4, 2022

Pure Gold aims to get Red Lake mine on track with leadership shakeup

Former president and CEO Darin Labrenz has been replaced with Troy Fierro, a board member and mining engineer.

January 4, 2022

TransAlta achieves full phase-out of coal in Canada

Company achieved full phase-out from coal-fired electricity generation in Canada when it finished the last of three planned coal-to-gas conversions at its Keephills Unit 3 power generation plant.

January 4, 2022

Ceylon Graphite renews environmental permit for K1 project in Sri Lanka

Ceylon currently holds a land package constituting 121 km² grids containing historic vein graphite deposits in Sri Lanka.

January 4, 2022

Nutrien CEO Mayo Schmidt quits less than a year into the job

The world’s largest potash producer, which is launching a global search for a long-term CEO, said Schmidt had also resigned from the board.

January 3, 2022

The history, and the future of British Columbia’s Brucejack mine

After a $2.8 billion deal late last year, the future looks bright for one of the highest grade gold mines in the world.

January 2, 2022

Ucore, Innovation Metals’ rare earths processing plant expected in Q1 2022

The plant is located in Kingston, Ontario.

December 31, 2021

Top 20 mining stories of 2021

Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.

December 31, 2021

Copper coating could enhance effectiveness of masks against covid-19

Using a thin-film coating of copper or copper compounds on surfaces could enhance copper's ability to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus.