Brazil Indigenous groups face injunction for blocking railroad Vale uses
The miner has an injunction to release the Carajás Railroad, used to transport iron ore produced from the Northern System.
Fast News
Serbia inks lithium memos with EU amid Jadar’s revival
Serbia, the European Union and Germany inked a series of agreements on Friday that may grant EU members as well automakers Mercedes Benz and Stellantis exclusive access to Serbian lithium. …
Vale restarts Salobo 3 copper plant Brazil after fire
Vale reiterates that the 2024 copper production guidance remains at 320-355 kt.
Microsoft invests in Ontario-based rare earths recycling company
Cyclic Materials has received an equity investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, which is dedicated to accelerating technology development and deployment of new climate innovations. This investment is representative of…
Fed funding aims to boost women in mining from just 16%
Women represent only 16% of Canada’s mining industry’s workforce, a figure that’s three times lower than the average across all industries, according to the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR)….
Osisko Metals upgrades Pine Point resource as it preps for feasibility
Osisko Metals’ (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) latest resource estimate for its Pine Point zinc project increases indicated tonnage by 214% over a 2022 estimate, and shrinks inferred resources by about…
Kenorland targets gold, lithium in first Ontario exploration program
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD) said Monday it has started exploration in northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake district and Wabigoon subprovince. The work involves multiple regional-scale surface exploration programs at its South…
US Gold plans Q3 prefeasibility update for CK as permitting advances
U.S. Gold (NASDAQ: USAU) has hit the next permitting milestone to develop its CK project in Wyoming, which is expected to produce 108,500 oz. of gold equivalent annually over an…
F3 Uranium hits 2 metres at 31.4% U3O8 at JR zone in Saskatchewan
Drilling at F3 Uranium‘s (TSXV: FUU; OTCQB: FUUFF) Patterson Lake North project in Saskatchewan has returned 2 metres of 31.4% uranium oxide (U3O8) from the JR zone. The news sent…
Kamoa-Kakula is now world’s third-largest copper mining complex
Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Kamoa-Kakula operation’s Phase 3 concentrator.
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…
Critical Metals to acquire 92% stake in rare earth project billed as one of world’s largest
The Tanbreez in Greenland, with a 28.2 million tonne TREO resource is expected to contain more than 27% heavy rare earth elements.