The Power of Plants, Using Nature to Mine
One South African researcher is looking into the use of hemp to clean the soil around abandoned and polluted gold mining areas. The pollution is the...
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Ecuador: A New Frontier for Mining?
Recent discoveries and successful mine constructions are changing the fortunes for Ecuador's mining industry and potential investors.
From Waste to Asset: Can Tailings Take Miners To and Beyond Net-Zero?
One month before COP25, some of the world's top miners committed to a goal of net zero direct and indirect carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner.
“Metallurgical Saber-Rattling”: Pentagon and China Battle over Rare Earths
The US is narrowing the gap with China in the race to dominate the battery value chain.
U.S. EV Battery Supply Chain Investment Hits $24 Billion
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) ranked the United States second in its 2021projections for the Global Lithium-ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.
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Buy, Build or Discover? Barrick’s Bristow Cools on Deals
Barrick's Mark Bristow built his reputation on mining deals, but at the recent MINExpo conference in Las Vegas he said his focus is on building new...
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Wall Street Goes Nuclear: Sprott Moves the Uranium Spot Market
The price of uranium is melting up to the highest level since 2015 due in part to Sprott's new fund pushing prices to meme-worthy highs.
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Guinean Coup Spikes Aluminum Prices, But Miners Told to Keep Mining
A military coup in Guinea briefly threatened one of the world's leading suppliers of aluminum, causing prices to spike.
The Battle Continues: Australian Magnate Challenges BHP Bid For Canadian Assets
Earlier this month, Australian miner BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) through a subsidiary entered into an agreement to acquire all the...
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Mining News Roundup Aug. 13, 2021
Australia’s Vital Metals (ASX: VML) increased production from its T-zone starter pit at the Nechalacho rare earths mine in Canada’s Northwest...
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BHP Buys into Ontario Nickel Project with $325M Deal
Australian Miner BHP (NYSE: BHP, LSE: BHP, ASX: BHP) has entered into an agreement to acquire junior mining company Noront Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:...
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Lithium America’s Thacker Gets Green Light, Despite Opposition
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) may begin excavation work at its Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada.
Ganfeng Continues Lithium Shopping Spree with $280M Acquisition of Millennial Lithium
China’s Ganfeng Lithium announced on Friday it made an ~US$280-million offer to buy Millennial Lithium (TSX: MLE).
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McEwen Spins Out Argentinian Copper Project, Announces Financing
McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) announced plans to spin out two assets into a new company, McEwen Copper, and plans to raise $80 million.
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GM to Source Lithium from California, Invests in Brine Operation
General Motors announced plans to work with a California-based lithium extraction and geothermal energy company, Controlled Thermal Resources