Teck’s Elk Valley cleanup could cost $4.7B, says environmental group
A report found that the amount set aside by Teck is inadequate to mitigate selenium contamination.
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Podcast: Rick Rule on PDAC, exploration funding, green metal pricing and gold
This week’s episode welcomes investor and former CEO of Sprott Holdings, Rick Rule, to discuss his investing philosophy, experiences at this year’s PDAC, his friendship with the late newsletter writer…
K92 pauses work at Kainantu mine after worker death
K92 Mining (TSX: KNT; US-OTC: KNTNF) announced on Tuesday that underground operations at its Kainantu gold mine have been temporarily suspended following the death of an employee on March 10….
Vale faces fresh US$3.8B lawsuit over 2015 dam disaster
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is facing a £3-billion (US$3.8 billion) lawsuit in the Netherlands related to the 2015 collapse of a dam in Brazil, adding to a long list of existing…
Antofagasta lands US$2.5B loan for Centinela copper expansion
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has secured US$2.5 billion to finance a second concentrator at its Centinela copper mine in the country’s north, which will add 144,000 tonnes a year to…
Video: Wyloo Canada invests in nickel exploration as Aussie assets close
Wyloo Metals Canada says its parent company’s decision to close operations in Western Australia and develop nickel assets in Ontario’s Ring of Fire, despite a 45% drop in nickel prices,…
JV Video: Temas Resources plans $1.2B titanium, iron ore mine in Quebec
Temas Resources’ (CSE: TMAS) La Blache titanium-vanadium-iron project in eastern Quebec benefits from being similar to Rio Tinto‘s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) decades-old operations in the same region,…
UN deep-sea mining body considers expelling Greenpeace
The Metals Company claims activists disrupted a research expedition when they boarded its vessel in the remote Pacific.
TNM Drill Down: Collective tops assays again with Guayabales project in Colombia
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the best gold assays of the March 8-15 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width as identified by data company…
Avalon enters $15M deal for lithium processing plant
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) announced on Monday it has entered into a $15 million funding agreement with its long-time creditor Lind Global Fund II, held by New…
JV Article: Kirkland Lake Discoveries drills promising targets in the Abitibi
In the heart of the renowned Kirkland Lake Camp within the Abitibi greenstone belt, Kirkland Lake Discoveries (TSXV: KLDC; US-OTC: KLKLF) is embarking on an ambitious 4,000-metre drilling initiative at…
American Rare Earths says study confirms Halleck Creek potential
Australia’s American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR) says a new scoping study for its Halleck Creek project in Wyoming confirms its potential to become a world-class rare earth element (REE) project….