January 31, 2023

Urgent action needed to stem slump in geoscience graduates globally — report

The dearth of geoscientists, which is replicated globally, threatens to crimp Australia’s ability to find, define and mine key minerals needed in a decarbonised future.

January 30, 2023

VRIC 2023: Junior metals M&A to remain constrained in 2023

Rick Rule expects much more robust deal activity among the mid-tiers since the market has shown that as companies get bigger, their trade liquidity increases, bringing other benefits.

January 27, 2023

AME Roundup: Raising awareness of psychological health and safety in the workplace 

Keynote speaker Michelle Hohn emphasized the importance of finding ways of integrating PHS initiatives into corporate cultures — no matter how small the company.

January 27, 2023

R&D made more accessible for Australian small, medium-sized miners

CSIRO is providing support for innovative proposals from small to medium-sized businesses in the mining space.

January 27, 2023

Mining people: Li-FT Power, Patriot Battery Metals, Liberty Gold

Key moves in the mining sector.

January 26, 2023

British Columbia First Nations forge partnership to participate in Seabridge Gold’s KSM project

KSM project is the biggest new mine proposal in resource-rich BC, where there are currently eight new mines or mine expansions in the queue worth a total investment of $4.9…

January 26, 2023

SRK Consulting SA names new managing director

Andrew van Zyl to manage the South African arm of the global SRK network.

January 25, 2023

US worker shortage dents Freeport-McMoRan’s copper output

The miner said that the outlook for copper fundamentals in the medium- and long-term period remains favorable.

January 23, 2023

Yamana Gold founder says ‘chatter’ points to more industry M&A

Peter Marrone plans to start a private equity venture aimed at investing in gold mines in his next career chapter.

January 20, 2023

ChatGPT doesn’t know where the world’s copper comes from, AI images show mining stuck in the Great Depression

So much for data mining and machine learning.