Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to assess hydrogen plant at Yarwun refinery
They will jointly study the feasibility of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio’s alumina refinery in Gladstone, Queensland.
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Gem Diamonds sells Botswana unit for US$4 million
Africa-focused Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) is selling its Botswana subsidiary to Okwa Diamonds, owned by Vast Resources (LSE: VAST) and Botswana Diamonds (LSE: BOD), for only US$4 million. Okwa Diamond’s main target…
Lynas gets extension to build waste plant in Malaysia
Malaysia has provided rare earths producer Lynas Corp (ASX: LYC) with some breathing room for finding a permanent location for a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility for its processing operations on the country’s east coast. The Australian miner, which fought hard to…
First Quantum’s subsidiary ready to renegotiate Cobre Panama’s concession
First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) subsidiary Minera Panamá issued a communiqué over the weekend stating that it has not yet met with Panamanian authorities to discuss the renewal of the…
Volvo buys world’s first fossil-free steel
The first fossil-free steel in the world has been delivered by Swedish steelmaker SSAB Oxelösund to its first customer, Volvo Group. The product was manufactured in northern Sweden, using the…
Roscan reports high-grade results from Kandiole project
Roscan Gold (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RCGCF) has released a new batch of drill results from its Kandiole project in Mali, about 400 km west of the nation’s capital, Bamako, and…
PFS for Newcrest’s Cadia PC1-2 delivers attractive economics
Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) has delivered a prefeasibility study for its Cadia underground gold mine expansion. The mine, in New South Wales, Australia, produces gold doré and gold-rich…
Montage Gold says new indicated Koné resource ‘exceeded objective’
Orca Gold (TSXV: ORG) subsidiary Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) has exceeded its exploration objective at the Koné gold project in Côte d’Ivoire with 100% resource conversion and resource…
Vizsla Silver guides for a September Panuco project restart
Pending continued improvement in regional health statistics, Vizsla Silver (TSXV: VZLA) plans a staged restart of drilling activities on September 1 at its Panuco silver-gold project in Sinaloa state, Mexico….
Great Bear starts Phase 2 drilling at Dixie
Canada’s Ontario has rescinded a work suspension order in place over great swathes of the province in the wake of wildfire activity since July 21, allowing Great Bear Resources (TSX:…
Chile’s drought forces Antofagasta to cut copper guidance
The miner now expects to produce between 710,000 tonnes and 740,000 tonnes of copper this year, down from its previous forecast of 730,000 tonnes to 760,000 tonnes.
North Arrow collects Naujaat bulk sample to test for fancy coloured diamonds
North Arrow Minerals (TSXV: NAR) has completed a 2,000-tonne bulk sample from its Naujaat diamond project in Nunavut, a key step toward discovering if the project has enough fancy coloured…