Lucapa recovers 176-carat diamond in Angola
Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) announced Monday the recovery of the fifth stone larger than 100 carats found this year, a 176-carat Type IIa diamond from the Lulo alluvial mine in…
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Star Diamond boosts Star-Orion resource, eyes 2026 feasibility
Star Diamond (TSE: DIAM) has upped resources at its Star-Orion South diamond project in Saskatchewan, after former joint venture partner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) returned its…
Critical Metals ups stake in world’s largest rare earths project to 42%
Europe-focused Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) said on Tuesday it has completed the first stage of its plan to acquire a controlling interest in the Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland…
From moonscapes to Edens: What to do with your hole in the ground when the mining’s done
Telling the stories of reinvented coal mining regions, regenerated communities and rebuilt ecosystems, a new book published this month – 102 Things to Do with a Hole in the Ground…
USGS issues first earthquake risk study on commodities
Scientists with the United States Geographical Survey, a government research agency, have developed a new scientific assessment of how earthquakes threaten worldwide mineral commodity supplies. The methodology was developed…
Critical Metals finalizes JV deal for Saudi Arabia lithium plant
Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) says it’s finalized a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Obeikan Group to build a large-scale lithium hydroxide processing plant in the kingdom. The two will form…
Gem Diamonds unearths 123-carat stone in Lesotho
Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) has announced the recovery of a 123.2-carat type II white diamond at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho. This is the eighth stone greater than 100…
EnergyX to build GM-offtake lithium plant in ‘Ark-La-Tex’
Privately-held Energy Exploration Technologies (EnergyX) says it’s planning to build a processing plant, for its Chilean lithium with General Motors as an off-taker, in the “Ark-La-Tex” region where Arkansas, Louisiana…
Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list
Natural Resources Canada has made three additions to the country’s critical minerals list. High-purity iron used in green steel making and key to decarbonization; phosphorus, which is essential for batteries…
Red tape is top threat facing BC mining industry: PwC
Critical metals are a key economic driver for British Columbia’s mining industry, but government regulation, interest rates and inflation threaten opportunities, accounting firm PwC says in a new report. Green…
Wyloo to build $900M battery material plant in Sudbury
Wyloo Metals, the privately held resources unit of Australia iron ore baron Andrew Forrest, says it plans to build a battery materials plant in northern Ontario that may cost around…
Canadian mining industry rallies to support Afghanistan women scholars at risk
Some of the biggest names in Canadian mining have come together in an initiative that brought 10 women scholars from Afghanistan to pursue graduate studies in mining and geology at…