Victory Metals Limited has announced exceptional metallurgical leaching test results from its flotation concentrate at its wholly-owned North Stanmore heavy rare earth project in Western Australia. Test work on concentrate produced from the company’s recent flotation program revealed a 48-fold upgrade of the total rare earth oxide it processed, rejecting about 95% of the feed mass into tailings. The results…
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Contractor firm Perenti has confirmed its Barminco arm has won an extension of its existing contract with Regis Resources for underground mining services at the Duketon gold complex in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. It expands an original pact signed in April 2024; that had a three-year term and a mechanism to extend by a further 12-month period on…
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India does not plan to proceed with auctioning deep-sea mining rights due to a lack of technological preparedness and interest from potential bidders, reported Reuters. In November 2024, the country announced the maiden auction of 13 offshore mineral blocks, including three lime mud blocks, three construction sand blocks, and seven polymetallic nodules blocks in the first tranche. However, last December,…
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Rio Tinto has resumed its iron ore port operations after Tropical Cyclone Narelle recently passed over Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Its four port terminals closed – East Intercourse Island, Parker Point, Cape Lambert A and B – on 24 March. The miner said its employees remained safe and unharmed during the weather event. Ship loading at East Intercourse Island, Parker…
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First Majestic Silver has initiated a restart plan for its Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Nevada, driven by an expanded Mineral Resource base, stronger long-term gold price assumptions, and successful drilling results over the past two years. Full story.
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Gold miner Heliostar Metals has entered into a binding agreement with Liberty Gold Corp. to acquire a 100% interest in the Goldstrike project in southwestern Utah. The property area totals 5,173 hectares. Full story.
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Alpha Metallurgical Resources confirmed the death of a shuttle car operator at its Horse Creek Eagle mine in Raleigh County, W.Va., following an accident on April 2 when a piece of rock struck him. Full story.
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The Philippines’ nickel sector is poised to play a larger role in global critical minerals supply chains as demand rises, reported the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA). The country currently ranks sixth globally in nickel reserves, and is a key supplier to international markets. According to the International Energy Agency, demand for nickel and other critical minerals is expected to…
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In mid-March, abnormally high seismic activity was reported at the Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden, prompting production to cease until inspections could be safely completed. Boliden reported that seismic activity has decreased and mining production will restart in the second quarter, but first-quarter throughput was lower than expected due to the situation. The miner said inspections are not yet complete,…
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Sandvik has received five AutoMine orders from underground mining contractor Byrnecut. Booked in the first quarter of 2026, all include AutoMine Multi-Lite systems for the Gwalia, Ulysses, Youanmi, and Gossan Valley mines in Australia and the Navachab mine in Namibia. “We now have the majority of our loaders running on AutoMine at our sites across the globe. Safety is Byrnecut’s…
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