BHP Xplor launches search for next round of exploration prospects
BHP Xplor, an accelerator program introduced by the miner in 2022 in pursuit of unlocking critical minerals, began a global search Thursday for its next cohort. The program seeks to…
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Lucara unearths 692-carat diamond at Karowe mine in Botswana
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered its fourth diamond weighing over 300 carats this year from its Karowe diamond mine in Botswana — a 692.3-carat stone. The diamond, measuring 46.5…
Momentum builds for Piedmont Lithium, despite North Carolina hiccups
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) took centre stage in the junior lithium space in 2020, when its stock surged almost 84% in a day’s trading in Sydney after it confirmed it…
Lucara Diamond to replace CEO Eira Thomas
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) announced Monday the company will appoint William Lamb as president and chief executive officer and a director, replacing Eira Thomas. Thomas co-founded Lucara in 2007, with…
RANKED: World’s largest clay and hard rock lithium projects
The lithium market has been in turmoil with dramatic price swings over the last few years as demand from electric cars take off and global supply growth tries to keep up. Junior…
Rio Tinto releases interactive map of tailings facilities
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) disclosed Friday detailed information on 14 of its global tailings facilities and their progress towards conforming with the Global Industry Standard on…
US Department of Energy upgrades copper’s status to ‘critical’
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week officially added copper to its Critical Materials list, marking the first time a U.S. government agency has included copper on one of…
MiHR Council introduces wage subsidy program for miners
The Mining Industry Human Resources (MiHR) Council introduced on Thursday the Canadian Mining Work Placement Program (CMWP) — a critical component of the Canadian Mining Skills Development Strategy. CMWP provides…
Saudi firm to buy 10% stake in Vale’s energy metals business
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has inked a binding agreement with Manara Minerals, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s state-owned miner Ma’aden and the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund. In this deal, Manara…
RANKED: World’s top 10 rare earth projects
Rare earths, 17 minerals critical to the energy transition for their use in electric car batteries and wind turbines, are also crucial to national security for use in aerospace and…
MAC seeks to ‘literally change the face of the mining sector’ with new EDI standards
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has published a brand new Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) protocol focused on improving performance in the areas of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). Released in…
World’s first marketplace for authenticated recycled metals has launched
While demand for secondary metals is predicted to overtake primary metals within the next 20 years, and with 400 million tonnes of metal recycled annually, there is still no globally recognized, standardized authentication…