Ivanhoe eyes Phase 3 expansion at Kamoa-Kakula in the DRC
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has said that the Phase 3 expansion at its Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will increase its annual…
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Unions set to intensify Sibanye-Stillwater strike on exec ‘wage wallop’
South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has resolved to push ahead with intensifying strike action at precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater’s (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) local gold mines….
Deconstructing Ross Beaty: Exclusive interview at the Mining Legends Speaker Series
The Mining Legends Speaker Series kicked off with an inaugural in-person event in Vancouver featuring mining entrepreneur and Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Ross Beaty and rising talent Maggie…
ESG standards’ Indigenous blind spot could threaten critical metals push
The Global Reporting Initiative is an ESG standard used by the vast majority of the world’s largest public companies to disclose their environmental, social and governance risks. But it only…
Snow Lake drills 1.49% LiO2 over 34.5 metres in Manitoba
Snow Lake Lithium (NASDAQ: LITM) has released the first results of winter drilling at the northeast extension of its Thompson Brothers (TBL) spodumene pegmatite deposit located in northwest Manitoba. These…
Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study
A recent study by KU Leuven University in Belgium shows that meeting the European Union’s Green Deal goal of climate neutrality by 2050 will require 35 times more lithium and…
Australian court okays MMG’s Tasmania tailings dam study to proceed
In what has been labelled a ‘pro-mining judgment against the environment’ by a non-governmental organization, Chinese-owned base metals producer MMG Inc. has won the right to continue preliminary works for…
Sandstorm Gold buys two royalty firms for US$1.1B
Canada’s Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SAND; NYSE: SAND) is growing in scale and size with the acquisitions of one royalty company and an extensive package from another for a combined total…
South32 boosts Brazil green aluminum supply with bauxite mine buy
Australia’s South32 (LSE: S32; ASX: S32) is on track to double its green aluminum production in Brazil by early 2023 with the acquisition of an 18.2% stake in the Mineração…
Historic Tanco mine in Manitoba producing lithium again – but this time under China’s Sinomine
More than a decade after shutting down lithium production, the Tanco mine in Manitoba started producing lithium spodumene concentrate in December, the mine’s facility general manager Joey Champagne told The…
Appian to pony up $85M loan for Western Potash’s Milestone project in Saskatchewan
Western Potash, a subsidiary of Western Resources (TSX: WRX) will receive an $85-million loan from Appian Capital Advisory to complete the construction and development of the first phase of its…
Antofagasta opens remote operations centre at Centinela mine
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has opened a $66-million integrated remote operations centre (IROC) for its Centinela copper mine in the country’s north. The centre is expected to improve safety,…