Decarbonization out of sync with diesel dependence
In Canada’s Far North, where the effects of climate change are readily apparent, decarbonization goals are stunted by a lack of infrastructure and diesel dependence. Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE:…
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Faraday Copper jumps on BLM exploration plan approval
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) got the go-ahead from the Bureau of Land Management for the next phase of exploration at its Copper Creek project in Arizona. That pushed…
BHP builds $10.6B Jansen mine for potash footprint
The biggest private investment in Saskatchewan history is nearing the finish line. BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) is more than 60% of the way towards completing stage one of the…
US Supreme Court rejects Apache appeal to block Rio Tinto’s Resolution mine
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear an appeal by the Apache Stronghold seeking to block the development of the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona. The mine is a joint…
Shock exit: Rio Tinto CEO Stausholm to step down
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) announced on Thursday the unexpected exit of CEO Jakob Stausholm later this year, ending a nearly five-year tenure marked by efforts to restore trust with…
Friedland’s Ivanhoe Atlantic urges US to list iron ore as critical mineral
Mining billionaire Robert Friedland’s latest venture, Ivanhoe Atlantic, is reportedly lobbying the U.S. government to add high-grade iron ore to the country’s list of critical minerals. The move aims to…
Lundin/BHP’s first Filo copper resource ranks Chile project among world’s largest
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) says an initial mineral resource estimate shows its jointly owned Filo del Sol project in Chile’s Atacama region would rank among the world’s 10 largest producing…
Rio Tinto eyes rare earths sector
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is considering a move into rare earths and other critical minerals as it responds to shifting global market dynamics and trade tensions. Following the company’s annual…
Pampa Metals confirms new porphyry breccia system at Piuquenes East
Pampa Metals (CSE: PM; US-OTC: PMMCF) announced Wednesday the discovery of a new porphyry copper-gold breccia system at Piuquenes East in San Juan, northwest Argentina. Drill hole PIU-06 cut 98…
Viken ranks No. 2 for uranium resource: District Metals
A new estimate for District Metals’ (TSXV: DMX) Viken project in central Sweden raises uranium resources so much it’s now the world’s second largest deposit of the nuclear metal, the…
NGEx rises on high-grade copper-gold hits at Lunahuasi
Drilling at NGEx Minerals’ (TSXV: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) Lunahuasi project in northwest Argentina has returned results as high as 22 metres grading 2.23% copper, 6.02 grams gold per tonne and…
RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…