May 7, 2018 Zambia concludes mine tax audits after slapping huge bill on First Quantum First Quantum said that Zambia's tax agency had demanded the taxes, saying they were on import duties, penalties and interest on consumables and spare parts.
May 7, 2018 Zimbabwe miner looking at refinery upgrade for battery grade lithium Zimbabwe Mines Minister Winston Chitando said the country would generate revenue of $1.4bn over eight years from the Kamativi lithium project.
May 7, 2018 China lithium top player boosts investment in emerging Australian miner Chinese companies continue to aggressively try securing steady supply of lithium, a key ingredient in the making of batteries that power electric cars.
May 6, 2018 Meteoric expansion in Cobalt Meteoric's new project contains historical cobalt-silver shafts and pits which have never been explored using modern exploration techniques.
May 4, 2018 Workers end strike at Tahoe’s mine in Peru Workers were demanding higher profit-sharing payouts.
May 4, 2018 First ever Resources for Future Generations conference expected to attract upwards of 2,000 attendees The conference will bring sustainability and ethical issues around energy, mining, and water into the spotlight.
May 4, 2018 Anglo American to end investment in deep sea mining company Nautilus Anglo has a 4 per cent stake in Toronto-listed Nautilus.
May 4, 2018 Seabridge Gold closes $19.7 million private placement of flow-through shares The proceeds from the financing will be used to fund a 2018 exploration program at the Company's KSM project in Northwestern British Columbia, Canada.
May 4, 2018 Alcoa ready to resume labor talks for Canada aluminum smelter The smelter, which produces some 430,000 metric tonnes of aluminum annually, has been operating at reduced capacity by non-union workers since Jan. 11.
May 4, 2018 WGC latest report shows how weak gold demand has been this year Global demand dropped so much between January and March that the period became the weakest first quarter since the 2008 financial crisis.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm