August 29, 2023 E3 Lithium opens Alberta’s first DLE pilot plant Demonstrating DLE at pilot scale will enable E3 to move forward towards commercializing the extraction process at its Alberta plant.
August 29, 2023 Rio Tinto-First Quantum JV to develop massive copper project in Peru La Granja is described by the new partners as one of the world’s largest undeveloped deposits of the coveted metal.
August 28, 2023 Zijin mulling multi-billion dollar expansion of Serbian copper mine Cukaru Peki is expected to position Serbia as Europe’s second-largest copper producing country.
August 28, 2023 Fortescue CEO Fiona Hick’s sudden departure raises eyebrows The exit of Fiona Hick, who held the post for less than six months, has been both "friendly and mutual", according to FMG.
August 27, 2023 Mining boom across the tropics degrading river systems Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries.
August 21, 2023 NexGen Energy’s Rook I moves to public review in environmental assessment The company submitted the final provincial environmental impact statement to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment for the uranium project.
August 21, 2023 Perpetua wins up to $15.5m to advance antimony trisulfide supply chain at Stibnite The objective is to demonstrate a fully domestic antimony trisulfide supply chain using ore from the Stibnite gold project site for use in munitions.
August 21, 2023 Victoria Gold returns to normal operations at Eagle mine after Yukon wildfire evacuations Full production rates at the operation were resumed on August 11, the company said.
August 21, 2023 Novel photoreactor technology inspires new generation of solar-powered devices An innovative design allows a photoreactor to capture photons at high efficiency under varying sun directions.
August 20, 2023 Tucano Gold to take over Great Panther’s Tucano mine in Brazil Tucano Gold entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Mina Tucano and of Tucano Resources Mineração.
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