September 14, 2024 Brazil says it has nearly cleared gold miners from Amazon Yanomami reservation The Yanomami is South America's largest Indigenous group living in isolation.
September 14, 2024 Vale says routine check revealed cracks in dam, stability unchanged In a securities filing, the company said the issue concerns the Forquilha III dam at the Fabrica iron ore mine.
September 13, 2024 Aclara Resources to start rare earths production in Brazil in 2027 Rare earths developer aims to move start of operations forward at its flagship Carina project to 2027 from 2029.
September 12, 2024 US Strategic Metals, Glencore enter processing partnership with Chilean Cobalt The partnership is expected to strengthen US critical minerals supply chains.
September 12, 2024 First Quantum expects feasibility studies for Peru mine by 2028 The company is also working to complete feasibility studies for the La Granja project by 2028.
September 12, 2024 UN panel issues guidelines for mining centered on human rights, sustainability The report acts as a how-to guide to help generate prosperity and equality alongside clean power, said the UN Secretary-General.
September 12, 2024 Chile’s ENAMI taps eight firms to test lithium extraction tech The companies are Adionics, CADL–Lanshen, Eramet, Lilac Solutions, Rio Tinto, SLB, Summit Nanotech and WaterCycle Technologies.
September 12, 2024 Russia’s Uranium One to build Bolivia’s first DLE plant The $976 million direct lithium extraction plant will kick off operations in the second half of 2025.
September 12, 2024 Vale sees 10% of its iron ore production coming from tailings by 2030 Last year alone, Vale generated 48.5 million tons of iron ore tailings.
September 11, 2024 Vale expects to close deal over Brazil dam collapse in October Last week, Reuters reported that Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco could soon reach such an agreement to pay around 100 billion reais.
Critical Metals soars on project upgrades, US-Greenland talks Earlier this week, the company announced it will acquire a fully integrated, mobile assay laboratory to supplement its Tanbreez project. January 14, 2026 | 10:50 am
