Sherritt granted US fuel licence as first step towards Moa Nickel restart

TSX-listed nickel and cobalt refiner Sherritt International Corporation has received a fuel licence from the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) which authorises the... 

Rio Tinto, Rondo Energy assess large-scale heat battery integration at Yarwun refinery

US-headquartered Rondo Energy and global diversified miner Rio Tinto have started front-end engineering design (FEED) work on a 360 MWh energy storage project for deployment at the Yarwun alumina... 

Australia's Lithium Plus outlines simple, quick returns lithium operation for Bynoe

ASX-listed Lithium Plus Minerals has outlined a rapid development pathway and high returns for the Bynoe lithium project, in Australia's Northern Territory. The company finds in a scoping study... 

Evolve increases exposure to copper through seven new royalty assets in Canada

Vancouver-based Evolve Royalties has entered into binding agreements with certain private royalty holders pursuant to which Evolve will acquire a portfolio of five royalties and two rights to be... 

Neo secures €126m grant from EU Innovation Fund ahead of permanent magnet scale-up

TSX-listed permanent magnet producer Neo Performance Metals has secured an EU Innovation Fund grant for up to €126-million, or $141-million. The funding will support an expanded rare earth magnet... 

Natural gas producer Tamboran adds MD role for CEO Abbott

NYSE- and ASX-listed Tamboran Resources has appointed Todd Abbott MD in addition to his role as CEO effective immediately. He retains 25 years of upstream oil and gas experience spanning... 

Upstream energy investor EnCap secures $3.5bn commitments for EnCap Minerals continuation vehicle

Houston-based private equity firm EnCap Investments has successfully closed a continuation vehicle for EnCap Minerals and Rock River Minerals - together EnCap Minerals - with aggregate capital... 

High-purity nickel producer Westwin secures extended offtake with Traxys worth $3.9bn

US-based nickel refiner Westwin Elements has announced an amended agreement with metals trader Traxys whereby Westwin may extend its existing feedstock and nickel offtake arrangements with Traxys... 

Cornish proposes £135m financing, secures tin offtake agreement with Glencore

Aim-listed Cornish Metals is undertaking a proposed financing to raise £135-million, which will be available to new and existing institutional investors. The company has announced conditional... 

Glencore secures land access agreement for Coroccohuayco expansion project in Peru

Diversified miner Glencore's Peruvian subsidiary Antapaccay has completed the access agreements required for the last blocks of land to unlock the brownfield Coroccohuayco copper project in... 

Yellow Cake appoints capital markets expert as nonexec director

London-listed uranium buyer and holder Yellow Cake has appointed Wendy Walker nonexecutive director effective October 16, succeeding Zoe Rizzuto. She has worked as a senior client director as... 

Exiro takes over one of Canada's most productive nickel complexes

Ontario-based Exiro Nickel Company last week closed the acquisition of Vale Base Metals' Thompson Operations, marking a new era for one of Canada's most storied mining operations and for the... 

Australia's Cobalt Blue secures early offtake agreement with Swiss metals trader

ASX-listed Cobalt Blue Holdings has signed a term sheet for the sale of standard-grade cobalt metal rounds to Swiss metals trader STG Metals. The material will be produced at Cobalt Blue's... 

Firebird successfully produces ultra-high-purity manganese sulphate

ASX-listed Firebird Metals has successfully produced a 99.99% ultra-pure manganese sulphate from an in-line impurity extraction process. The company developed a manganese-specific extractant and... 

Fortescue demonstrates effectiveness of world's first arsenic removal tech for copper

Iron-ore major Fortescue has sold more than 40 t of copper concentrate cleaned using its new world-first arsenic removal technology, creating a solution for a complex problem facing the global... 

Lindian expects first rare earths-rich monazite concentrate by December

ASX-listed Lindian Resources confirms it is on track for first monazite concentrate production in December. The company has been advancing construction, mining and commissioning readiness... 

Deep Yellow pushes out FID on Tumas uranium project in Namibia

ASX-listed Deep Yellow has delayed a final investment decision (FID) on the Tumas uranium project, in Namibia, given continued weak equity market conditions. The company was due to announce an FID... 

Cedro garners enviro approval for Brazil's newest iron-ore export terminal

Mining and logistics investor Cedro Participações has garnered State Environmental Control Commission approval for the development of its Porto do Meio iron-ore terminal at the Port of Itaguaí, in... 

Canada's Meta Critical Minerals secures military expert Melkon as strategic adviser

Canadian silica, zircon, titanium, scandium, vanadium and rare earths developer Meta Critical Minerals has appointed John Melkon to its strategic advisory board effective immediately. Melkon is a... 

Arrow Minerals targets 400% landholding expansion in iron-ore-rich Pilbara

ASX-listed Arrow Minerals' Pilbara iron-ore landholding is poised to grow by more than 400% to 1 600 km2. The company's latest target comprises the Turee Creek iron-ore project, with 12 new... 

Canadian subsurface imaging expert Dias launches two new powerful exploration aides

Canadian advanced subsurface imaging company Dias Geophysical has commercialised two new technologies called DSTX (Deep Search Transmitter) and QAMT (Quantum Airborne MagnetoTellurics), which... 

Glencore Canada VP awarded for sustainability achievements at Raglan mine

Canadian nickel, copper, zinc, cobalt and platinum group metals producer Glencore Canada has confirmed its VP Jean-François Verret received a Canada's Clean50 Award in the primary resources... 

Alcoa posts net income, free cashflow gains in Q3

NYSE- and ASX-listed bauxite, alumina and aluminium producer Alcoa Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 apiece for the third quarter of the year, which marked a period of... 

Trader Mercuria backs mine tailings, rehabilitation project in Australia

Switzerland-headquartered commodity trader Mercuria Group has signed a prepayment and offtake agreement with Australian miner Heritage Minerals to support a restart of the Mount Morgan gold... 

Metal power producer Amaero announces $20m IPO on Nasdaq

US-based, ASX-listed producer of high-value refractory and titanium alloy spherical metal powders Amaero has announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq. The company is... 

Focus Graphite tasks firm to fully engineer vital access road corridor for Lac Knife

TSX-V-listed Focus Graphite has tasked Construction & Expertise PG to undertake geotechnical investigations and detailed engineering on a proposed all-season access road to its flagship Lac Kife... 

UK-based EnergyPathways works to commercialise hydrogen, graphite project early

Aim-listed UK energy transition company EnergyPathways is fast-tracking development of its low-carbon hydrogen and graphite production facility at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, with the aim of... 

Diatreme confirms world-class project potential at Northern Silica

ASX-listed Diatreme Resources' prefeasibility study (PFS) on the Northern Silica project in northern Queensland has confirmed its potential as a profitable, long-life and high-purity silica sand... 

Greenland-focused miners welcome Trump's plans for major mineral exploration

ASX-listed AuKing Mining and Nasdaq-listed Greenland Mines have both welcomed the strong commitment shown by the US government to advance critical mineral projects in Greenland. AuKing explains... 

Cygnus shares to stop trading imminently on TSX-V and ASX as Central Asia merger concludes

TSX-V and ASX-listed Cygnus Metals has garnered regulatory approval in Kazakhstan for its proposed merger with Aim-listed Central Asia Metals. Cygnus, which is being acquired by Central Asia in an... 

Equinox nears one-million-ounce full-year production after Orla merger

TSX- and NYSE-listed Equinox Gold Corporation reported gold production of 237 019 oz in the three months ended September 30, which includes two months of attributable production from Orla Mining's... 

Larvotto ships first antimony concentrate from Hillgrove mine

ASX-listed Larvotto Resources has shipped its first antimony concentrate from the Hillgrove mine in New South Wales. The 68 t shipment is due for delivery to the company's antimony offtake partner... 

SSR Mining buys next-door Converse project that adds 150 000 oz to yearly output

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed SSR Mining has reached a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of TSX-listed Roxmore Resources pursuant to a court-approved plan of... 

Canadian base metals explorer Yorbeau spins out subsidiary for Scott Lake

Canadian gold and base metals developer Yorbeau Resources has created a new wholly-owned subsidiary called "Chibougamau Metals Incorporated" (CMI) to unlock the value of the Scott Lake zinc and... 

Critical minerals producer Electra Battery Materials inks commercial partnership with trader WMC

TSX-V- and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation has signed a term sheet with global commodities trader WMC Group for a five-year working capital and commercial partnership to support... 

Mining investment firm Appian appoints dedicated experts to boost critical minerals portfolio

As investment adviser Appian Capital Advisory builds out its critical minerals portfolio to serve industrial and defence supply chains, the company has established a base in Washington DC, and... 

Canadian miner Green Shift sells Los Altares uranium project to fellow Canadian miner

Canadian miners Green Shift Commodities and Myriad Uranium Corporation have reached a definitive share purchase agreement whereby Myriad will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of... 

Nevada-focused tungsten developer Perpetual progresses US financing strategy

ASX-listed emerging tungsten miner Perpetual Resources says it has made progress with US government engagement as part of the funding strategy for the Nevada Scheelite tungsten project, in Nevada.... 

Cobre defines staged, modular expansion plan for Sierra Atacama copper mine

ASX-listed copper developer Cobre has defined a fully funded, staged and modular expansion pathway for its 62%-owned Sierra Atacama project, in Chile, leveraging existing infrastructure and... 

Canadian tailings reprocessor Cerro de Pasco awarded rights to Peruvian site

Québec-based Cerro de Pasco Resources has been awarded through a public auction the rights to tailings held in the Quiulacocha tailings storage facility, in Peru, for economic reprocessing. The...