BHP mulls taking Escondida underground as it moves to unveil its own leach technology
BHP (ASX: BHP; LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP) has kicked off a series of studies to carry out over the next 18 months at its operations in Chile, as the company…
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E3 Lithium shares hit two-year high after it opens Alberta’s first DLE pilot plant
Shares in E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL) rose 8.7% Tuesday after E3 said it started operations at its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) plant in Alberta, the province’s first facility focused on…
Rio Tinto-First Quantum JV to develop massive copper project in Peru
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) and First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) have formed a joint venture to advance the La Granja copper project in Peru to development….
Zijin mulls multi-billion expansion of Serbian copper mine
China’s Zijin Mining Group is said to be planning an expansion of its Cukaru Peki mine in eastern Serbia, as demand for copper is expected to surpass supply. According to…
Fortescue CEO Fiona Hick’s sudden departure raises eyebrows
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) announced on Monday the unexpected departure of its chief executive officer Fiona Hick, who held the post for less than six months and who attended a…
Tucano Gold to take over Great Panther’s Tucano mine in Brazil
Tucano Gold has entered into a definitive deal to acquire the subsidiaries of Great Panther Mining, Mina Tucano and Tucano Resources Mineração, for consideration of BRL1.00 (US20¢) per share, along…
Argentina’s lithium-rich Salta province looks at streamlining EIA process
The legislature of the Argentinian northwestern Salta province is discussing a project that aims to expedite some of the processes related to mining environmental and social impact assessments. The initiative,…
Summit Nanotech, Power Minerals plan JV to accelerate lithium production in Argentina
Canada’s Summit Nanotech and Australia’s Power Minerals (ASX: PNN) have entered into a binding term sheet to jointly develop the Salar de Incahuasi lithium concession in Argentina. In a press…
Aether raises US$49M to extract lithium using AI
American start-up Aether said on Wednesday it has raised US$49 million to scale its AI and machine learning-based platform aimed at helping miners extract critical metals in a more resource-efficient…
Chaarat Gold sells Kapan mine in Armenia for US$54.5M
Chaarat Gold Holdings (LSE: CGH) is selling its only operating mine, Kapan, for US$54.5 million ($73.4 million) to Armenian miner Gold Mining Company. The miner, which once tried buying Centerra’s Kumtor…
Erdene to pour first gold at Mongolia mine in 2025
Erdene Resource Development (TSX: ERD) said on Tuesday it expects to pour first gold at its Bayan Khundii project in southwestern Mongolia in late 2025, when it will become one…
Hochschild Mining sees 300,000 oz per year potential in Chile gold project
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) said on Monday it has completed a reevaluation of its Volcan gold project in Chile, which it added to its portfolio in 2012 with the acquisition…