Cost of expansion at Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi rises again
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) flagged on Friday a cost increase of $300 million for the ongoing expansion of its massive Oyu…
Copper
Barrick sees 5.4% bump in quarterly gold output; copper production up 18.8%
Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) has reported its preliminary second quarter operating results, showing total gold production of 1 million oz. and copper production…
Talon Metals intersects high-grade nickel, copper outside of Tamarack resource area
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF) has reported high-grade nickel and copper assay results from its Tamarack nickel project in Minnesota. The drill results come…
Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight companies developing next generation metals
As economies around the world decarbonize, the increasing demand for electric vehicles and green energy storage technologies is driving a boom in the exploration and…
Tartisan releases positive PEA for Kenbridge underground nickel mine
Tartisan Nickel (CSE: TN; US-OTC: TTSRF) has announced results of a positive preliminary economic assessment for its flagship Kenbridge nickel project, adjusting the mine plan…
JV Article: The mining industry ‘needs to take a proactive approach to waste management,’ says A&M Remediation’s Paul Thususka
Mining companies generate large amounts of waste to produce economically viable metals. For instance, mining for copper, nickel, zinc, and lithium, essential metals for the…
Meridian Mining hopes to boost resource at Cabaçal with new gold vein
Meridian Mining (TSXV: MNO; US-OTC: MRRDF) has reported the discovery of a new high-grade gold vein at the northwest extension of its Cabaçal copper-gold project…
Anglo American’s Quellaveco yields first copper concentrate
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) said on Tuesday it had begun producing copper concentrate at its US$5.5 billion Quellaveco mine in Peru. The mining giant, which…
Video: Mining veteran explains why fossil fuels are needed on path to green economy
Building a net-zero economy is critical, but using fossil fuels still will be necessary for decades to come, said Pierre Lassonde, co-founder of Franco-Nevada on…
Gold Fields offers higher dividends to win Yamana deal backing
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) promised an improved dividend policy and a Toronto Stock Exchange listing in a bid to win…
CAVU Energy Metals hits 2.80% copper-equivalent at Hopper project
Results from the first four diamond drill holes at its Hopper porphyry/skarn copper-gold project in southwestern Yukon are encouraging, says junior explorer CAVU Energy Metals…
Bank of America cuts base metal price forecasts on gloomy near-term outlook
BofA Global Research is lowering its price forecasts on key industrial metals for this year and next as headwinds including high energy prices, rising rates…