Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining Executive order declares a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earths. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 1, 2020 | 3:46 am
SolGold’s pre-feasibility study for Alpala delayed Covid-19 restrictions limited physical access to the site, resulting in critical data not being available to complete the study by end of September. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2020 | 7:38 am
Bacanora Lithium sells 50% of German project to Erris The Zinnwald project, located in the heart of Europe's chemical and car industries, would be Erris’ first project in Germany. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2020 | 6:13 am
Newmont, Agnico Eagle team up in Colombia The companies have formed a joint venture to explore the Anzá project and other prospective “district-scale” gold targets in Colombia. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2020 | 3:46 am
Jervois to buy cobalt, nickel refinery in Brazil The São Miguel Paulista refinery had a production capacity of 25,000 mtpa of nickel and 2,000 mtpa of cobalt before it was placed on care and maintenance in 2016. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2020 | 9:15 am
Australia’s Queensland state approves giant coal mine Pembroke Resources’ A$1-billion Olive Downs project is poised to become the state’s third-largest coal mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2020 | 6:43 am
Anglo Asian shares hit by Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict The miner is monitoring the dispute, but says operations remain unaffected. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2020 | 3:43 am
Resolute avoids Mali strike, reinstates 2020 targets The miner restored its production guidance for 2020 of between 400,000 and 430,000 ounces of gold. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2020 | 9:50 am
Lucapa’s sale fresh sign of diamond market recovery The miner and its partners in Angola have sold $5.6 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine, in a fresh sign that the market is slowly improving. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2020 | 7:07 am
Piedmont Lithium stock soars on confirmed Tesla deal Piedmont had accidentally released the five-year agreement last week, following the hyped “Tesla Battery Days.” Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2020 | 4:57 am