Slave-labour ruling lands Vale on ‘dirty list’
Vale said that its inclusion in the list is incorrect and that it will take the necessary steps for its immediate removal.
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Firms track Congo gold with blockchain
Two companies are partnering to export conflict-free artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo using a blockchain-based platform. Society Artisanal, a company that works with artisanal mining cooperatives, has joined with…
Codelco targets 2030 start at Maricunga lithium project
Chile’s Codelco has started assessing partnership candidates for a lithium project in one of the country’s top salt flats, Maricunga, with the goal of kicking off production in 2030. The…
Hudbay, unions reach deal for Arizona copper project
Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has reached a labour agreement with union leaders to construct the Copper World mine in Arizona. The agreement marks a key step in the…
Ranchers to fight coal bid in Alberta court
Applications to drill for metallurgical coal in southwestern Alberta are pitting ranchers against an exploration company backed by Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart. Calgary-based Northback Holdings, a subsidiary of Rinehart’s…
SolGold inks contract for Ecuador’s biggest project
SolGold (LSE, TSX: SOLG) signed a decades-long deal with the Ecuadorian government for the country’s largest-ever mining project, the US$3.2 billion Cascabel copper-gold mine. The shares gained a penny to…
Pink sea pigs, transparent sea cucumbers discovered in area targeted by deep-sea miners
A Pacific research expedition found transparent sea cucumbers, bowl-shaped sponges and pink sea pigs among other species in the same area where The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) wants to harvest polymetallic…
Gemfields studies 2 grams-a-tonne gold in Mozambique
Africa-focused Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML), known by its emeralds and rubies, has produced its first resource estimate for the Nairoto gold project in Mozambique showing high grade from a…
Maritime’s Hammerdown set for re-start decision
Maritime Resources TSXV: MAE; US-OTC: MRTMF) says it has all major permits to restart the former Hammerdown gold mine in Newfoundland and Labrador. The company has completed clean up at…
B2Gold nets US$90M stake in Versamet after royalty package sale
Canadian gold major B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) has agreed to sell a portfolio of 10 precious and base metals revenue shares to Sandbox Royalties, to be renamed Versamet Royalties,…
Nevada Copper plunges as financing stalls
Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU; US-OTC: NEVDF) “significantly scaled down operations” at its Pumpkin Hollow mine after it failed to secure funding and two board members from its leading investor resigned. …
Atlantic Mining sees Touquoy mine as green energy hub
Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia, a subsidiary of St Barbara (ASX: SBM), has kicked off a program to explore the feasibility of converting the now closed Touquoy gold mine in Moose…