Apache Tribe takes fight against Resolution Copper to US Supreme Court
The San Carlos Apache Tribe is taking its longstanding fight against Resolution Copper to the U.S. Supreme Court after the Arizona state court in June ruled in favour of the…
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Big tech’s nuclear option
Silicon Valley CEOs can get obsessed with some pretty weird things — colonizing Mars, ultra-ascetic diets, wearing the same outfit every single day, or living forever. But there’s nothing head-scratching…
Mining sector needs US$2.1 trillion by 2050 to meet net-zero needs – report
The amount is needed to meet net-zero demand for raw materials.
Vale, GEP partner to set Brazilian green hydrogen sector
Vale (NYSE: VALE) and Green Energy Park (GEP), an integrated European hydrogen company, have joined forces to explore opportunities for green hydrogen production in Brazil. The partnership falls under Vale’s…
Lomiko’s Quebec graphite project faces uphill battle in holiday region
Community opposition in Quebec cottage country may sink Lomiko Metals’ (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC: LMRMF) prefeasibility-stage La Loutre project, the seventh-largest undeveloped graphite deposit, after the province denied it funding. The proposed…
BHP projects copper demand will rise 70% by 2050
The company expects that by 2050, the energy transition sector will represent 23% of copper demand.
Rio Tinto battles ‘misinformation’ over Serbia lithium mine
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is boosting efforts to win public support for its US$2.4-billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia, which has been halted since 2022 because…
SSR targets October restart at Seabee gold mine in Saskatchewan after forest fire
SSR Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: SSRM; ASX: SSR) is expecting to restart its Seabee gold operations in Saskatchewan in the second half of October after a forest fire halted activities last…
What miners should know about the voluntary carbon credit market
Three years ago, the London-based International Council on Mining and Metals announced a bold commitment: the world’s 28 largest mining companies pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This…
Atlantic Mining to pay Nova Scotia $80M gold mine clean-up bond as it appeals conditions
The Nova Scotia subsidiary of Australia’s St Barbara (SBM:ASX) says the province has agreed to accept the remaining $38.7 million of a bond by the end of the month for cleaning…
Yukon starts probe into Eagle mine disaster
The Yukon government has launched an independent review to identify the causes of the heap leach accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in June, while an Indigenous group…
Australia at risk of losing its ‘shine,’ miners warn
BHP the latest to issue warning over Australia’s competitiveness
following Regis gold mine rejection.