by Gordon Barratt | Nov 19, 2021 | News
Major Rio Tinto has become the sole owner of Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada, continuing its leading role in the Canadian diamond industry. The miner this week completed a transaction for the acquisition of the 40% share held by Dominion...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 19, 2021 | News
The Ravensthorpe nickel operations. Image: First Quantum Minerals First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has officially opened the Shoemaker-Levy mine at its Ravensthorpe nickel-cobalt operations in Western Australia, extending the operation’s life by 20 years. Ravensthorpe...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 18, 2021 | News
Green and intelligence are leading the coal industry towards growth. In China, there are more than 5,300 coal mines across the country, each with its own complexities and geological conditions. Intelligence has proven vital for the high-quality development of the...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 18, 2021 | News
Lithium Americas is buying Argentina-focused Millennial Lithium for $400-million in stock and cash, eclipsing an offer from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) as demand for the electric vehicle (EV) battery metal surges worldwide. The deal,...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 18, 2021 | News
Diversified major Rio Tinto will invest $87-million to increase its low-carbon aluminium production in Canada with 16 new smelting cells at its AP60 smelter, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec. The investment will increase production at the smelter by...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 18, 2021 | News
Colombia will easily attract major mining investment by solving licensing and regulatory bottlenecks and dealing with security issues comprehensively, the vice minister of mines said on Wednesday. Colombia has long sought to tap its gold, copper and other mineral...
