Mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) has signed an agreement with the government of the northern Brazilian state of Par?? to build a "green" pig iron plant in the city of Marab??, near its Caraj??s iron ore mine.The plant will use technology developed by Vale's wholly-owned subsidiary Tecnored, which reduces the carbon footprint of traditional steelmaking production processes. This marks the first use i...Read More
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has agreed to purchase nickel and cobalt products for a year from a battery recycling plant that's poised to go online in 2023 - Electra Battery Materials' (TSXV: ELBM; US-OTC: ELBMF) Battery Materials Park project situated to the north of Toronto. The agreement covers the 2023-2024 production of the metals, which will be produced from the refining of black mass feed generate...Read More
Ukraine-focused iron ore developer Black Iron Inc (TSX: BKI; US-OTC: BKIRF) will not publish the highly anticipated feasibility study for the Shymanivske project until peace has returned to the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.Black Iron said in an overnight news release that its consulting engineering firm, Wood Plc. cannot meet the requirements for completing a feasibility study under Canadian...Read More
Westhaven Gold (TSXV: WHN) has released new results from ongoing drilling at its wholly owned Shovelnose gold project. Covering 76.2 sq. km, Shovelnose is the largest of the company's four properties held within the Spences Bridge Gold Belt (SBGB) of British Columbia.The highlighted drill hole SN22-212, which returned 23 metres of 37.24 grams gold per tonne and 214.7 grams silver per tonne, is ov...Read More
A day after announcing the sale of its Russian assets, Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has entered into an agreement with Asante Gold (US-OTC: ASGOF; CSE: ASE) to potentially sell the company's 90% interest in the Chirano gold mine. The open-pit and underground mining operation in southwestern Ghana produced 154,668 gold-equivalent oz. in 2021, compared to 166,590 oz. in 2020 and is located imme...Read More
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP; ASX: BHP) has secured enough renewable energy to cover 100% of the power requirements of three of its major nickel operations in Western Australia, following the signing of a new agreement with Italy's Enel Green Power.The 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) will facilitate stage one construction of Enel's A$200 million (US$151 million) Flat Rocks wind farm near the to...Read More
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Today we are atop our main mast. We are facing the horizon, spyglass in hand. What do we see?Heavy weather. And it is barreling towards Wall Street.Detailed forecast to follow. First we record current meteorological conditions...Drenching rains today, with local flooding in the technology sector.The Dow Jones lost 144 rain-flogged points. The S&P 500 lost 44, while the Nasdaq Composite took a...Read More
The history of the Wisconsin-based Woodman's Markets is the embodiment of the American dream.The company began in 1919 when founder John Woodman opened a simple produce stand on the corner of Milton and Sherman Avenues in Janesville, Wisconsin.Two years later, Woodman's son joined the business and together they moved the produce stand into a 580-square-foot storefront.Over the years the family con...Read More
The La Parilla tungsten and tin mine has been hit by a double-blow of very high gas prices, and a truck driver dispute that has stalled the delivery of critical spare parts and the collection ofRead More
Share this article TORONTO - Altiplano Metals Inc. [APN-TSXV, A2JNFG] is gearing up for the full operation of a new processing facility at its 100%-owned Farellon iron oxide-copper-gold mine near La Serena, Chile."It is exciting to see the final stages of the processing facility coming together with most of the major engineering tasks completed,'' said Altiplano President and CEO Alastair McIntyr...Read More
Speaking at Allkem's first strategy day since the merger between Galaxy Resources and Orocobre, managing director Martin Perez de Solay said the company, which had been well supported by the market,Read More
Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipWest Africa an improved opportunitySPONSOREDWorld Copper has economics to back Escalones resource in ChileSPONSOREDworld copper ltd.The Kasiya deposit in the African country contains 18 million tonnes of rutile, putting Iluka Resources' major Sierra Leone deposits (containing 8...Read More
Barrick Gold kicked things off with its 2019 merger of equals with Randgold Resources, while Newmont and Goldcorp followed with a combination the following year.Read More
Rambler produced 1,090 metric tons of copper and 483 ounces of gold at Ming in the three months to March 31, compared to 1,090 tons and 155 ounces in the fourth quarter of 2021.Read More
"The Biden Administration has made clear its strong commitment to securing domestic critical mineral supply chains by invoking the DPA for battery materials and making historic investments in theRead More
Kinross Gold Corporation will sell it mining assets in Russia to Jersey incorporated Highland Gold Mining group of companies for US$680 million in cash.Read More
West Africa an improved opportunitySPONSOREDMarvel Gold stepping up exploration after resource upgradeSPONSOREDmarvel goldWorld Copper has economics to back Escalones resource in ChileSPONSOREDworld copper ltd.Anglesey Mining sharpens focus on the Parys Mountain projectSPONSOREDanglesey mining He's back in the spotlight after his technology and battery minerals investment vehicle Vision Blue Resou...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Swiss watchmakers may have to produce more subdued designs as a result of sanctions on Russia, a key supplier of diamonds, gold, platinum and other precious metals.Jon Cox, an industry analyst with the Kepler Cheuvreux financial services company, said concerns over raw materials would inevitably drive up prices."I imagine product development will move to more subdued luxury goods",...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Petra could axe 150 miners' jobs at its Koffiefontein mine, in South Africa, say union leaders.The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says it is "deeply angered" by the move.Mosepedi Sanane, regional secretary for the Kimberley area, said: "We believe there are other avenues that could have been looked at before going through this process which are going to see our members an...Read More