BQE Water resumes water treatment at Minto mine in Yukon
BQE Water has been contracted by the Yukon Department of Energy, Mines and Resources to provide expertise and support with water management at the abandoned Minto copper-gold mine in central…
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Anglo American receives ok for US$40M plan to extend El Soldado life
Chile’s environmental agency has approved Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) environmental impact statement (EIS) for its US$40-million operational continuity plan at its El Soldado copper mine, 125 km north of the…
JV Article: Archer’s Grasset nickel deposit is getting its ‘day in the sun’
A multi-million-tonne nickel sulphide deposit discovered more than 10 years ago in the northern Abitibi region of Quebec is receiving fresh scrutiny from Archer Exploration (CSE: RCHR; US-OTC: RCHRF), the…
Taliban says it signed mining deals worth over US$6.5B
Afghanistan’s Taliban has signed seven mining contracts that would bring roughly US$6.5 billion in investments to the ruling government, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. This figure, AP says, represents…
U.S. IRA lays bare critical mineral supply fault lines, says report
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is reshaping the landscape of metals and minerals demand, triggering a surge in critical minerals activity while structural permitting challenges in the U.S. legal system…
BCSC to hear NorthWest Copper’s activist investor claims
With shares trending 51% in the red over the past 12 months, NorthWest Copper (TSXV: NWST; US-OTC: NWCCF) says the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has agreed to schedule a…
Lifezone reports strong results at Kabanga nickel project ahead of feasibility
Recently listed Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM), which is 17% held by mega-miner BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), has reported high-grade results from its completed infill drilling program at…
Top investors seek damages from Glencore over prospectus claims
Swiss trader and miner giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has been accused by a group formed by some of the world’s biggest asset managers of hiding its corrupt activities through misleading…
Robots enhance prospectors’ role as GeologicAI and peers scan drill core assays
GeologicAI, a Canadian tech company with Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) as a client and the backing of the Bill Gates-funded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, is part of a…
China zooms in on Latin America, Africa in critical minerals race, says report
Facing more restrictive foreign investment policies in developed markets, China is expected to continue building its influence over key minerals such as lithium and cobalt across the developing world, according…
Taseko’s Florence copper project inks preservation deal with U.S. EPA
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has signed a programmatic agreement under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) section 106 process outlining the protocols for the treatment, handling,…
Codelco woes mount with potential rating cut by Moody’s
Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has just added a new item to its already long list of challenges as Moody’s Investors Service has placed the state-owned miner under review…