December 3, 2024

Firms launch physical uranium buying for small investors using blockchain

The physical uranium will be stored in facilities owned by Cameco.

December 2, 2024

UN to deploy satellite-based monitoring to strengthen global mining safety standards

World Mine Tailings Failures predicts 13 catastrophic TSF failures between 2025 – 2029.

December 2, 2024

Rio Tinto, Imperial College London launch Centre for Future Materials

Rio will invest $150 million in the Centre over the next 10 years.

December 2, 2024

Deutsche Bank sticks out among financiers of Peabody’s coal loan

Peabody obtained a $2.1 billion bridge loan to help it pay for the acquisition, according to a Nov. 25 filing.

December 2, 2024

Condor Gold shares surge on takeover approaches

The company reported nonbinding takeover approaches from Calibre Mining and Metals Exploration.

December 2, 2024

Critical Metals’ Wolfsberg lithium project to get fast-tracked without EIA

The Wolfsberg project in Austria represents the first fully permitted spodumene mine on the continent, with first production targeted for 2026/2027.

December 2, 2024

Larvotto Resources signs antimony offtake agreement with Wogen

The Australian company aims to produce 5,400 tonnes of antimony annually at Hillgrove.

December 2, 2024

De Beers closes 2024 with huge price cuts

The world’s largest diamond producer by value has reportedly cut prices between 10% and 15% across the board.

December 2, 2024

Norway forced to pause Arctic seabed mining plans

A small left-wing environmentalist party secured an agreement to delay the initiative in exchange for supporting the national budget.

December 1, 2024

Global mineral exploration activity in October was highest in a year, S&P data shows

According to S&P, funds raised by junior and intermediate miners nearly quadrupled to $1.61 billion in October, the highest since March 2022.