Rio Tinto OKs US$6.2B Simandou iron mine
“The board yesterday approved the largest mining project in the world,” CEO Stausholm told Financial Times.
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Sibanye-Stillwater posts $3.4B write-down
South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has flagged a 47.5 billion rand ($3.4 billion) impairment on last year’s results due to tumbling platinum, palladium and nickel prices. The company…
Sayona delivers positive Moblan feasibility as it cuts costs at NAL
Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA; US-OTC: SYAXF) has released a positive feasibility study for its Moblan lithium project in Quebec, just one month after announcing cost cuts at its 75%-owned North…
Video: War threats will boost commodities, Wheaton Precious Metals says
The post-Cold War era is ending with a catharsis of global animosity that will benefit commodity producers before unifying us like World War II, Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM, NYSE:…
Podcast: Inside Quebec’s critical and strategic minerals plan, ft advisor Jonathan Lafontaine
This week’s episode features Jonathan Lafontaine, strategic advisor for exploration and promotion in the mining sector for the Government of Quebec, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the genesis…
Video: Geoscience BC studies rare earths in old coal mines
Geoscience B.C. has recently completed a project on rare earth elements in coal projects in southeast British Columbia, a first in public quantification for the area. It also started a…
Tudor Gold ups ounces, grade at Goldstorm deposit in BC
The indicated resource count at Tudor Gold‘s (TSXV: TUD) flagship Treaty Creek project in British Columbia has grown by 19% in terms of gold-equivalent ounces following last year’s drill program…
Deep sea mining seems to be inevitable, says ISA chief
Deep sea mining is likely just a matter of time, according to the head of the International Seabed Authority.
KoBold Metals expands Zambia footprint with Midnight Sun deal
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is expanding its footprint in Zambia after inking a deal with Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA) to jointly…
Dundee bid for Osino Resources bested by unnamed third party
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) is walking away from its proposed takeover of Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI) after the target company said on Monday it had received a superior offer…
Agnico Eagle taps Mexico workforce for Macassa
As miners struggle to find skilled labour, few companies are open about hiring workers outside Canada to meet their needs. Few that is, except for Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM;…
Video: Tahltan Nation offers heavy equipment training in mobile simulators
The Tahltan Nation is rolling out schooling for licences in hauling trucks, bulldozers and loaders, a vice president of the Indigenous group’s development company says in a new video. A…