Equinox Gold raises $172.5M from note offering
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) has completed its recently announced bought deal offering of convertible senior notes for a total of $172.5 million, including the $22.5 million full amount of exercise…
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Study points to need to clean up legacy mining pollution that poses health risks to millions
It is estimated that 23 million people living on the world’s floodplains are being exposed to potentially dangerous concentrations of toxic waste derived from mining, much of it the result…
Brazil’s comptroller general alleges Vale corrupted inspection in Brumadinho case
Brazil’s comptroller general (CGU) has alleged in a report that Vale corrupted the “integrity” of the federal inspection system in the Brumadinho case. The collapse of the dam at Vale’s Corrego…
Sigma Lithium inks supply deal with Glencore
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) announced on Thursday it has prepared 22,500 tonnes of lithium concentrate that will be shipped to Glencore as part of a collaboration to build…
TNM Drill Down: Azure Minerals leads lithium assays with Andover project in Australia
Projects in Australia, Canada and Ghana led the Top 10 lithium assays of the month ending Sept. 15, according to rankings by Mining Intelligence, part of The Northern Miner Group….
Fortuna Silver boosts presence in West Africa with Chesser buy
Canadian miner Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has expanded its footprint in West Africa after completing the acquisition of Australian gold junior Chesser Resources. In the deal announced in May,…
Sierra Metals puts Cusi silver mine up for sale as it pivots to copper
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT) is placing its Cusi silver mine in Mexico on care and maintenance and has started the process to sell the mine amid the company’s shift towards…
JV Article: How sensor-based sorting testing can take the guesswork out of ore processing
Sensor-based sorting (SBS) is a collection of technologies that separate particles or parcels of ore and waste based on mineralogical differences that sensors can detect. While not suitable to every…
Copper prices may jump 20%, aluminum by 36% as demand outpaces supply: forecast
Global copper and aluminum supply deficits may cause prices to soar within a few years while steel may drop, according to a new report on metals. A 5.4-million-ton (4.9-million-tonne) copper…
Police crack down on $1.2B illegal gold trade in Brazil
The Brazilian Federal Police on Wednesday carried out an operation against illegal gold mining and trade in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory in the northwestern states of Amazonas and Roraima. According…
Researchers discover missing clue to find pink diamonds
Researchers from Curtin University have identified the missing third key ingredient needed to bring valuable pink diamonds to the Earth’s surface, which could be the answer the market was looking…
Great Southern Copper expands into lithium in Chile
Great Southern Copper (LSE: GSCU) announced on Wednesday it had secured the Monti lithium project in Chile’s Salar de Atacama salt flat for US$2.26 million ($3 million). The U.K.-based mineral…