Vital Metals bails on Quebec rare earths projects
Australia’s Vital Metals (ASX: VML), the first rare earths producer in Canada, has walked away from a deal with Quebec Precious Metals Corp. (TSX-V: QPM) to buy the junior’s Zeus project and…
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SolGold becomes sole owner of Cascabel with Cornerstone buy
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is merging with Canadian junior Cornerstone Capital Resources (TSXV: CGP) to secure a 100% ownership of the Cascabel copper-gold project in the South American…
Trevali Mining to liquidate Burkina Faso assets after deadly flood
Canadian company Trevali Mining’s 90%-owned subsidiary in Burkina Faso has filed for liquidation, effectively kicking off a gradual shutdown process that includes the disposal of all assets in the country….
Chile files sinkhole-related charges against Lundin Mining
Chile’s environmental regulator SMA filed four charges on Thursday against Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) for a giant sinkhole that appeared in July above an underground copper mine operated by the Canadian…
Horizonte Minerals flags cost increase at Brazil nickel project
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) said construction costs for its Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil have increased by 12.6% to US$537 million, up from the previous US$477 million…
USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA are teaming up to map portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah for critical mineral potential. The US$16-million, five-year, government-funded…
Harmony Gold expands into copper with US$230M Eva project buy
South African miner Harmony Gold (NYSE: HMY; JSE: HAR) is expanding into the coveted copper market with the acquisition of Copper Mountain Mining’s (TSX: CMMC; ASX: C6C) Eva project in Australia,…
Pebble mine stakeholders up pressure as EPA’s final decision nears on Alaska project
Opponents and supporters of Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) long-stalled Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska are stepping up pressure on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make…
Torex Gold secures final enviro permit for Media Luna project in Mexico
Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) can begin operations at its flagship Media Luna gold project in Mexico, part of the company’s Morelos property, after securing a key and final environmental permit from…
Business as usual despite military coup, Burkina Faso miners say
Miners in Burkina Faso say operations have not been affected by spreading social unrest following an internal coup d’état over the weekend that saw the country’s president, Lt.-Col. Paul Henri…
Mexican legislator calls for public release of mining companies’ financial, environmental records
Mexican MP Adriana Bustamante Castellanos has presented an amendment to Article 7 of the country’s Mining Law, which would allow for the public release of information regarding the production, processing…
Los Pelambres union urges workers to support strike action
The union at Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile has rejected the company’s most recent contract offer and launched a strike threat. In a media statement, the…