Rio Tinto executives lose millions over Aboriginal site blast in Australia
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) top bosses will pay millions of dollars for the destruction of two ancient caves in Australia as the group has decided to cut short-term…
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Pacton Gold uses AI to advance projects in Red Lake
In the summer of 1925, the discovery of gold in northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake region triggered the last great gold rush in North America. At the height of the gold…
SQM posts record output, builds inventories
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, achieved record second-quarter output levels and saw sales volumes soar on renewed optimism about long-term demand for the metal used to…
Lynas raises funds for processing plant in Australia
Rare earths miner Lynas Corp. (ASX: LYC) posted a smaller-than-expected annual loss and outlined plans to raise A$425 million (around US$307 million) to fund construction of a new ore processing…
New South Wales approves Vickery coal mine expansion
The Independent Planning Commission of Australia’s New South Wales government approved a US$607-million extension of Whitehaven Coal’s (ASX: WHC) Vickery coal mine near Boggabri, in the state’s northwest. The approval,…
Fortescue backtracks on plan that endangers Australian heritage site
Australian iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) said today it would reevaluate an expansion plan at one of its iron ore mines in the Pilbara region, after an…
Lynas gets green light for waste treatment plant in Malaysia
Malaysia has approved Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp.’s (ASX: LYC) application to build a permanent disposal facility for waste treatment, a minister said on Tuesday. The miner, the world’s…
Kirkland Lake beats earnings estimates; reissues 2020 production guidance
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX, NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) on July 30 reported strong financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2020, despite disruptions caused by Covid-19. Adjusted net…
Rio Tinto sees promise at Winu copper-gold project in Australia
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) says it has made a “promising” discovery in Western Australia, 2 km east of its Winu copper-gold project, which is on track to begin…
Pentagon contracts Lynas to design rare earths facility in Texas
Lynas (ASX: LYC) has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to start design work for a heavy rare earth element (HREE) separation facility in Texas. The facility…
Triple Flag closes US$550M gold and silver stream on Northparkes mine
Mine financing company Triple Flag Precious Metals has closed a US$550 million gold and silver stream on future production from China Molybdenum’s Northparkes mine in Australia. The deal gives Triple…
OceanaGold study adds 2.2M oz. gold to Waihi in New Zealand
OceanaGold‘s (TSX: OGC) Waihi District preliminary economic assessment (PEA) envisions an additional 2.2 million oz. of gold output from the Waihi district between 2021 and 2036. The additional ounces would…