Rio Tinto to miss 2025 emissions cuts targets
The world’s second largest miner won’t be able to achieve a targeted 15% carbon emissions reduction by 2025, unless it uses carbon offsets.
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Colombia names leftist engineer as new mining minister
Andrés Camacho, 42, will be in charge of Colombia’s transition away from its two main sources of revenue: oil and coal.
JV Article: Precious metals producer Steppe Gold is set for growth as Mongolia is back on investors’ radars
Mongolia-based Steppe Gold (TSX: STGO) has just announced a US$150-million funding deal to fully finance the Phase 2 expansion of its flagship project ATO gold mine in Mongolia. With expected…
JV Article: Zero Terrain pumped hydro project preps to launch
North American mining contractors, equipment manufacturers and green energy investors have an opportunity to participate in a pumped hydro storage project in Estonia that will require the development of an…
Podcast: Investors slow to finance exploration companies, ft Ore Group’s Stephen Stewart
This week’s episode features Ore Group chairman and Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund founder Stephen Stewart in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on how Canadian exploration companies are faring in…
Li-FT’s first Yellowknife lithium drill assays impress
Li-FT Power (CSE: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF) has unveiled the first assay results from its Yellowknife lithium project in the Northwest Territories, revealing high-grade lithium spodumene widths and grades like historical…
De Beers US$2.3B Venetia mine expansion yields first diamonds
De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, announced on Tuesday it had recovered the first diamonds from its new US$2.3-billion ($3 billion) underground operations at the Venetia mine in South…
Albemarle moves ahead with Kemerton plant expansion
It has awarded a A$200 million ($135m) contract to engineering company Monadelphous Grouppertaining.
Bluejay Mining goes solo at Finland project as JV with Rio Tinto ends
Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY) said Monday that it will take full ownership of the Enonkoski nickel-copper-cobalt project in Finland, as its joint-venture agreement with Rio Tinto has ended. The London-based…
Highland Copper lands private equity partner for Michigan copper-silver project
Highland Copper Company (TSXV: HI) has published a positive new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its White Pine North project in Michigan, and at the same time, clinched a new…
Site visit: Sitka Gold drills to expand RC gold project as Snowline steals Yukon limelight
Cor Coe might be the Maytag repairman of mining. He’s sure he’s got a good product but no one’s calling. The CEO of Sitka Gold (CSE: SIG) is sitting on…
TNM Drill Down: Heliostar Metals tops week’s assays at Ana Paula in Mexico
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from July 14-21. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider Mining…