Fortescue CEO Fiona Hick’s sudden departure raises eyebrows
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) announced on Monday the unexpected departure of its chief executive officer Fiona Hick, who held the post for less than six months and who attended a…
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TNM Drill Down: Red 5’s King of the Hills produces best width x grade value yet
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from Aug. 4-11. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider Mining Intelligence. …
Chile’s President blocks push for private lithium concessions
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has vowed to block a proposal by conservative lawmakers seeking to let private companies mine the country’s vast lithium reserves. Boric announced earlier this year a…
Nutrien freezes potash output ramp up, US ammonia project on weak market
Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR), the world’s largest potash producer, is indefinitely pausing plans for ramping-up output and will also halt work on its clean ammonia project at Geismar, La.,…
Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss among top picks for Codelco’s CEO job
Chile’s state-owned miner Codelco, the world’s top copper producer, is said to have narrowed down the list for the company’s potential new chief executive to about five candidates, including Antofagasta’s…
Canada’s regulator clears Newmont’s acquisition of Newcrest
Mining giant Newmont (NYSE: NEM) said on Tuesday the Canadian Competition Bureau had cleared the company to proceed with its intended acquisition of Australia’s Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM; TSX: NCM)….
TNM Drill Down: M3 Mining reports ‘spectacular’ gold hit at Edjudina
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider Mining…
Study highlights deep-sea mining impact on tuna as ISA preps first rules for nascent sector
Extracting minerals from the ocean floor would negatively impact the tuna industry as the fish is expected to migrate habitat towards areas of the Pacific Ocean currently slated for deep-sea mining…
GMS Video: Data shows ‘hydrocarbons’ have been the culprit in rising mining costs
Capital and operating costs have risen rapidly for miners in the past couple of years as inflation has set in, but where exactly have costs risen the most? Costmine vice-president…
Patriot Battery Metals rebuffs company sale report
Canadian lithium explorer Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET; ASX: PMT) has refuted a media report suggesting that it had appointed Macquarie Capital to seek out potential buyers for the company….
Newmont declares force majeure on Peñasquito deliveries amid worker strike
Gold giant Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT) has declared force majeure on deliveries of some metal products from its Peñasquito mine in Mexico, as a strike drags on. The US-based…
Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining
The Norwegian government outlined on Tuesday details of a plan to open its sea floor for commercial mineral exploration and extraction, targeting metals considered essential for the transition to a…