October 10, 2023 Defense Metals says Wicheeda will produce high-grade, high-recovery REE concentrate The company has revealed the results of additional beneficiation testing conducted by SGS Canada.
October 10, 2023 How to turn mine tailings into healthy soil Researchers have developed a new method that is expected to save miners billions of dollars by minimizing the cost and risk of tailings storage.
October 8, 2023 Loulo-Gounkoto to remain among world’s top 10 gold producers – Bristow Mark Bristow said the Malian mine is on track to meet this year’s guidance.
October 8, 2023 Stone Age Ethiopians knew how to source their iron-rich rocks Middle Stone Age Ethiopians progressively replaced exotic iron-rich high-quality rocks with lower quality, poorer in iron, but locally available ones. Researchers now have clues as to why this happened.
October 7, 2023 Mexican president exhorts American company to settle after mine closure Andrés Manuel López Obrador repeated his accusations against Vulcan Materials for allegedly causing an environmental disaster in Quintana Roo.
October 6, 2023 US chemicals company develops portfolio of catalysts to solve materials challenge in hydrogen Mattiq leveraged AI technology in the "world’s most comprehensive study of iridium alternatives".
October 6, 2023 Pan American Silver suspends operations at La Colorada following armed robbery There were no physical injuries to personnel in connection with the incident.
October 6, 2023 Strike at Newmont’s Peñaquito mine ends with 8% pay raise Agreement ends a four-month-long strike at Mexico’s largest gold mine, which cost Newmont millions of dollars a day.
October 5, 2023 Séguéla drives Fortuna to record gold production in Q3 The Yaramoko mine in Burkina Faso also saw a 25% increase in production.
October 5, 2023 Using kaolinite to discover gold, critical mineral deposits The adsorbing properties of kaolinite might hold clues for companies on the hunt for valuable deposits.
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