July 26, 2023 Pentagon seeks supply of chip mineral gallium after China curbs exports The Pentagon plans to issue a first-time contract to US or Canadian companies by year-end to recover gallium.
July 26, 2023 Mining is one of the most male-dominated industries. These CEOs want to change that While only 6.6% of Canada’s largest publicly traded companies have a woman CEO, several of the companies helmed by women are in the mining sector.
July 26, 2023 Li-FT’s first Yellowknife lithium drill assays impress Key results include 1.3% lithium oxide over 35 metres, including 1.58% over 27 metres.
July 26, 2023 Foran Mining’s McIlvenna Bay project receives ministerial approval The copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Saskatchewan has a projected 18-year mine life, over which it could produce 65 million lb. of copper-equivalent annually.
July 26, 2023 Kindersley PEA outlines ‘strong’ economic case for Saskatchewan lithium project Phase one of the project in Saskatchewan includes an after-tax IRR of 48.5% and an after-tax NPV of $1.0 billion.
July 26, 2023 Rio Tinto to miss 2025 emissions cuts targets The world’s second largest miner won’t be able to achieve a targeted 15% carbon emissions reduction by 2025, unless it uses carbon offsets.
July 25, 2023 Doubleview Gold’s Hat project faces indigenous opposition in British Columbia The Tahltan Nation generally supports mining and exploration in its territory.
July 25, 2023 Imperial Metals reports higher quarterly production; stock jumps Company's British Columbia mines produced 11.2 million lb. copper and 14,289 oz. gold.
July 24, 2023 Rio Tinto, Giampaolo Group ink $700m aluminum recycling joint venture Rio will acquire a 50% equity stake in Giampaolo Group’s wholly-owned Matalco business.
July 24, 2023 Highland Copper lands private equity partner for Michigan copper-silver project The White Pine North project is an extension of the historical White Pine mine that operated from 1953 to 1995.
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