Patriot Battery Metals rebuffs company sale report
Canadian lithium explorer Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET; ASX: PMT) has refuted a media report suggesting that it had appointed Macquarie Capital to seek out potential buyers for the company….
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Northern Dynasty’s Pebble copper mine gains more time
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) will have to wait until the end of the week to hear the US Army Corps of Engineers’ comment on future plans regarding…
Newmont declares force majeure on Peñasquito deliveries amid worker strike
Gold giant Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT) has declared force majeure on deliveries of some metal products from its Peñasquito mine in Mexico, as a strike drags on. The US-based…
NextSource begins graphite production in Madagascar
Shares in NextSource Materials (TSX: NEXT) rose on Thursday after the company announced first production of graphite concentrate at its Molo mine in Madagascar. The Canada-based producer, which has patented…
Serra Verde starts commissioning Brazilian rare earths mine
Pela Ema will be, at startup, the first scale operation outside Asia to produce four critical magnetic rare earths, essential for making the magnets used in EVs and wind turbine generators.
Albemarle becomes first lithium firm to complete responsible mining audit
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s largest lithium miner, has become the first producer of the battery metal to complete and independent third-party audit under the rigorous standard set by the Initiative…
Rio Tinto autonomous train back in operation after derailment
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Wednesday it had reopened a rail line near the port of Dampier in Western Australia after an autonomous train carrying…
Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining
The Norwegian government outlined on Tuesday details of a plan to open its sea floor for commercial mineral exploration and extraction, targeting metals considered essential for the transition to a…
Hudbay triples land holding in Manitoba with Rockcliff buy
Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has inked a deal with Rockcliff Metals (CSE: RCLF; US-OTC: RKCLF) to acquire all the shares it doesn’t already own in the copper-focused…
Lithium One Metals and Norris Lithium to merge
Deal combines two parallel lithium exploration portfolios focused on the active and high-profile James Bay lithium belt in Quebec.
Albemarle to buy Lithium Power’s Australian unit
The miner scrapped the planned demerger of its Western Australian lithium assets in favour of a $21 million (A$30m) sale of the three projects to the US giant.
Rio Tinto autonomous iron ore train derailed
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Monday a probe had been launched after one of its autonomous trains in Western Australia, derailed on Saturday evening. The world’s…