Demand for green metals from recycling expected to grow – report
As the ESG spotlight shifts onto the mining and metals sector, there is increased interest in recycling as a source of green metals, a recent report by White & Case…
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Workers at Baffinland ask Canada to approve mine expansion
Unionized workers at Mary River iron ore mine are asking Ottawa approve the miner’s request to increase shipping limit.
Equinox and Sandstorm create new royalty company
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) and Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) are creating a new diversified metals royalty company — Sandbox Royalties — which will combine assets in the Americas…
SilverCrest Metals begins commissioning Las Chispas in Mexico
SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SILV; NYSE-AM: SILV) said Thursday it has begun commissioning the processing plant at its Las Chispas gold-silver project in Sonora, Mexico, which is expected to reach commercial…
B2Gold to buy Aussie junior Oklo Resources
Canada’s B2Gold (TSX, NYSE: BTO) is buying Australian explorer Oklo Resources (ASX: OKU) in a deal valued at A$90 million (US$64 million) or 17.25¢ per share, representing a 127% premium on…
Hudbay Minerals allowed to move Arizona copper project forward
Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has scored a small but key win in the United States after an Arizona judge ruled in favour of the company’s planned Copper World mine….
Glencore charged with bribery in London, pleads guilty in the US
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has settled probes into bribery and market manipulation in the U.K. and U.S. that have hung over the company for years. The company,…
BSGR to pay Guinea US$5.6M after losing case over Simandou
BSG Resources, the mining arm of Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz’s empire, secured the rights to the vast Simandou iron ore project in Guinea through corrupt practices, and international tribunal has ruled. The…
Horizonte kicks off construction of nickel mine in Brazil
The Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil is set to produce 29,000 tonnes of the battery metal a year for the steel market.
Skyharbour buys into Rio Tinto’s Russell Lake uranium project
Canadian explorer Skyharbour Resources (TSXV: SYH) has inked a cash and shares deal to acquire an initial 51% stake in Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Russell Lake…
Foxes add to Gold Fields’ headaches in Chile
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI), already dealing with the effects of inflation and the relocation of endangered chinchillas at its Salares Norte gold project in Chile,…
BHP to speed up Jansen potash mine as Ukraine war weighs on supplies
BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) chief executive Mike Henry wants to gear up on the company’s US$5.7 billion Jansen potash project in Canada as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused…