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DoD dollars to help drive domestic manganese production at South32's Hermosa
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded diversified miner South32’s Hermosa project, in Arizona, $20-million to support domestic manganese production. The money will be matched with a...
Strandline to sell Tanzania mineral sands asset
Australia’s Strandline Resources has agreed to sell its Tanzania mineral sands assets to a subsidiary of rare earths and mineral sands miner Shenghe Resources. Strandline will receive a total of...
With financing secured, Alpha HPA greenlights Stage 2 project
Australian critical minerals company Alpha HPA on Monday announced a final investment decision for the second stage of its high-purity alumina (HPA) refinery in Gladstone, Queensland, on the back...
Paul Brown named new Core Lithium CEO
Following a domestic and global search process, Australian hard-rock lithium miner Core Lithium has appointed Paul Brown CEO with effect from June 4. Brown’s appointment comes after Gareth...
Cosmos steps into uranium with Nunavut acquisition
ASX-listed critical minerals company Cosmos Exploration on Friday announced its move into uranium with the acquisition of an 80% interest in the Fenix project, in Canada. The 162.7 km2 project is...
Poseidon restarts Lake Johnston exploration after sales process ends
ASX-listed Poseidon Nickel is getting back to exploration at the Lake Johnston project, in Western Australia, following a four-month hiatus while focusing on a sales process. Now that the heads of...
AIC secures mining lease for Jericho, sets pathway for expanding Eloise copper output
The Queensland government has granted AIC Mines a mining lease for the Jericho copper mine, paving the way for surface works to get under way in preparation for mining. Development of Jericho will...
Horizonte goes into administration amid funding shortfall for Brazil nickel project
Dual-listed Horizonte Minerals has appointed Chad Griffin and Geoff Rowley as administrators, following its inability to secure full financing for the Araguaia nickel project, in Brazil. Despite...
Rio Tinto ‘not afraid’ of M&A, says Stausholm
Amid heightened discussions surrounding mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the mining sector, Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm has reaffirmed the company’s readiness to pursue such ventures. However,...
Court dismisses objection to Whitehaven’s Narrabri expansion
A full bench of the federal Court has dismissed an objection raised by community organisation Environment Council of Central Queensland (ECCQ) against Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri Stage 3 extension...
Near-term uranium producer Peninsula raises over A$100m
With work at the Lance uranium project in the US continuing at full pace, developer Peninsula Energy on Thursday moved to raise more than A$100-million to carry it through until it starts...
Patriot and Albemarle’s downstream lithium collaboration ends
Lithium exploration company Patriot Battery Metals will no longer pursue a downstream lithium processing partnership with shareholder Albemarle, it was announced on Wednesday. Patriot, which owns...
MRC in talks to take full control of WA graphite project
Graphite-focused Mineral Commodities (MRC) is in negotiations with its joint venture (JV) partner in the Munglinup project, on Western Australia’s Fitzgerald coast, to settle a dispute regarding...
Elementos restarts Spanish tin DFS with modified layout
The definitive feasibility study (DFS) and licensing activities for the Oropesa tin project will resume, following an agreement between Elementos and the Andalusian government on project layout...
Lucapa puts Lesotho diamond mine up for sale
Australia-listed Lucapa Diamonds on Wednesday announced the planned divestment of its 70% interest in the Mothae mine, in Lesotho. This follows a review of the asset portfolio by the company’s...
Aurora charts development pathway for US uranium project
ASX-listed Aurora Energy Metals has delivered a scoping study that demonstrates a viable pathway to developing its namesake uranium project in the US state of Oregon. Using a spot price base case...
SolGold advances financing for Cascabel, secures $10m loan
LSE- and TSX-listed SolGold said on Tuesday that it was making significant strides in securing financing for its Cascabel project, in Ecuador, with capital providers expressing a keen interest in...
Analysts highlight concerns over valuation, regulatory hurdles in BHP-Anglo proposal
The rejection – for the second time – of BHP’s attempt to propose a deal with Anglo American underscores the concerns that continue to persist regarding value and regulatory hurdles in the proposed...
Anglo rejects BHP's revised £34bn proposal
Diversified major Anglo American has rejected a revised proposal put forward by BHP, which valued the UK-headquartered miner at about £34-billion. The structure of the revised proposal, unveiled...
Horizon Minerals inks toll milling agreement
ASX-listed Horizon Minerals on Monday announced a toll milling agreement with FMR Investments to treat 200 000 t of ore from the Cannon underground deposit. FMR owns the Greenfields mill, which is...
South32’s Hermosa federal permitting process gets under way
The US Forest Service (USFS) has initiated the federal permitting process for the South32 Hermosa project, in Arizona. Under the umbrella of the National Environmental Policy Act, the USFS has...
Glencore steps in to help Austral exit receivership
Copper producer Austral Resources on Monday announced the end of receivership, as offtake partner Glencore Australia stepped in to the role of senior secured creditor. Glencore Australia has...
MRC plans to sell SA mineral sands mine as focus shifts to graphite
ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) has announced a decision to divest its interest in the Tormin mineral sands mine in South Africa to allow the company to focus its efforts on graphite assets...
St Barbara’s decade-long vision for Simberi
Australian gold miner St Barbara has crafted a roadmap for the advancement of the Simberi mine, in Papua New Guinea, outlining production scenarios aimed at elevating output to about 230 000 oz/y...
Iamgold guidance on track as Essakane and Westwood shine
Canadian gold miner Iamgold has announced a promising start to the year, reporting robust results across its operations and projects in the first quarter, positioning the company well to meet its...
SQM and Hancock wrap up Azure transaction
Australian battery metals explorer Azure Mining has been successfully acquired by joint bidders SQM and Hancock Prospecting in a A$1.7-billion deal. The Chilean miner teamed up with Australia’s...
Aurion opts out of right of first refusal for Finland JV with B2Gold
Canadian exploration company Aurion Resources has elected not to exercise its right of first refusal (RoFR) to acquire a 70% interest from joint venture (JV) partner B2Gold in their Finland...
BHP and Ivanhoe Electric join forces for a US copper hunt
Toronto-listed Ivanhoe Electric has announced an exploration alliance agreement with the top diversified miner BHP, targeting copper and other critical minerals in the US. The alliance will...
Rob McEwen optimistic about Argentina’s economic revival
Renowned mining magnate Rob McEwen is optimistic about Argentina’s economic prospects, citing President Javier Milei’s commitment to fiscal discipline and foreign investment as key drivers for...
Black Cat releases updated study for ‘cash cow’ Paulsens
ASX-listed Black Cat Syndicate has released the May 2024 restart study for the Paulsens gold mine, which details substantially higher returns than the November study on the back of a stronger gold...
Boss prepares for first Honeymoon sales
Commissioning of the Honeymoon uranium project, in south Australia, is proceeding to plan, with key metrics exceeding feasibility study forecasts, Boss Energy MD Duncan Craib said on Wednesday....
Leo Lithium sells Mali project to Ganfeng for $342m
Australia-listed Leo Lithium has announced it is exiting the Goulamina project, in Mali, with the sale of its remaining 40% interest to joint venture (JV) partner Ganfeng. The Chinese group will...
Kinross records 20% margin surge, free cash flow triples
Canadian miner Kinross has kicked off the year on a robust note, marking a 20% surge in margins and a remarkable tripling of its free cash flow. In its first-quarter report unveiled this Tuesday,...
Australia to spend A$566m on mapping out resource deposits
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an investment of A$566-million over the next decade to bolster geoscientific research across the nation. The Geoscience Australia-led...
B2Gold says Goose project slightly behind schedule
Development of the Goose openpit and underground project, in Nunavut, is running slightly behind schedule, with the first gold pour pushed out by one quarter. Senior gold producer B2Gold explains...
Ur-Energy gears up for Shirely Basin construction next year
Dual-listed uranium producer Ur-Energy is set to begin major construction activities for its Shirley Basin project in 2025, paving the way for production to start in the following year. The...
Develop considers two pathways for Pioneer Dome lithium project
ASX-listed Develop has unveiled the results from an updated scoping study for its Pioneer Dome lithium project, in Western Australia, with two production scenarios now under consideration. Both...
St Barbara harnesses AI to boost production at Simberi mine
Australian mining company St Barbara is set to increase its production at the Simberi mine over the next three years, following the successful use of artificial intelligence- (AI-) based algorithms...
Arrow’s Simandou North drilling off to a promising start
Australian junior Arrow Minerals as hit the ground running at its Simandou North deposit, in Guinea, uncovering high-grade mineralisation in the area during the initial stages of drilling. The...
Regis to spend up to A$150m on two new underground gold mines
Gold miner Regis Resources on Monday announced it would develop two new underground mines that are forecast to deliver between 100 000 oz/y and and 120 000 oz/y from 2027. Developing the Garden...
Energy Fuels building up its monazite supply chain for REE production
Uranium and rare earth element (REE) producer Energy Fuels is making good progress towards securing its own large-scale, low-cost sources of monazite to process at its White Mesa mill, in the US,...
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