Ma’aden extracts lithium from seawater
The Saudi Arabia project is still a pilot and not yet at commercially viable levels, Ma’aden’s CEO said.
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JV Video: Arizona Sonoran Copper says existing infrastructure will lower costs at Cactus
Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (TSX: ASCU) has advanced the past-producing Cactus project to the prefeasibility stage and plans to integrate the Mainspring target and the innovative Nuton technology into a…
Lumina Gold plans bigger, better Cangrejos with feasibility study to come mid-2025
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM) says a feasibility study for its Cangrejos gold-copper project in southwest Ecuador will be completed in the second quarter of 2025. The Vancouver-based firm, which says…
Yellow diamonds mine in Australia set to reopen
Australia’s Gibb River Diamonds (ASX: GIB) is getting closer to restarting the mothballed Ellendale diamond mine in West Kimberley after being granted three mining leases that are key for the…
Deep-sea mining dust clouds travel long distances, researcher finds
New research has found that even though the ‘dust clouds’ created by deep-sea mining descend at a short distance for the most part, a small portion of the stirred-up bottom…
Video: Investors wait to see how EV battery tech shifts will shake out
Shifting battery metals chemistries present a real challenge for all players in the battery ecosystem, from mineral producers to investors to end-stage users such as automobile manufacturers, panellists said at…
Gold and Silver Snapshot: Eight companies combing the globe for the precious metals
Gold and silver have played an important role in society for centuries, and in more recent years, the green energy transition has fuelled demand for silver. Here’s a list of…
Canadian mining industry rallies to support Afghanistan women scholars at risk
Some of the biggest names in Canadian mining have come together in an initiative that brought 10 women scholars from Afghanistan to pursue graduate studies in mining and geology at…
Video: Hecla says silver shortage by 2050 could stunt energy transition
Sharply rising industrial demand for silver, driven by its role in making photovoltaic panels, suggests a potential mid-century scarcity, Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) president and CEO Phil Baker told The…
Video: McEwen gains from Rio Tinto, Stellantis and Argentina’s ‘prince’ Milei
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) founder and CEO Rob McEwen says its share price benefited from production returning to guidance as well as Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO;…
US$1B project forces Horizonte into administration
The company has already requested a suspension of trading in its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange.
Hummingbird shares soar on Guinea mine restart
Shares in Hummingbird Resources (AIM: HUM) rose 17% on Friday, after the Africa-focused company said operations had resumed at its Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea following a two-month strike by…