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Metallica Minerals makes leadership appointments
ASX-listed Metallica Minerals has announced changes to its leadership structure, effective July 8, with the appointment of Stephen Everett as the independent non-executive chairperson and Greg...
Chilean Cobalt inks offtake LoI with Glencore
US-based exploration company Chilean Cobalt (C3) has announced a letter of intent (LoI) with commodities major Glencore regarding an offtake agreement and strategic partnership for its La Cobaltera...
Rio Tinto-funded lithium drilling gets under way at Charger project
ASX-listed Charger Metals has initiated reverse circulation (RC) drilling at its Lake Johnson project, in Western Australia. The work is being funded by Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX), pursuant to a...
Moab expands with Tanzania uranium acquisition, drilling plans
Australia-listed Moab Minerals has completed the acquisition of high potential uranium projects in Tanzania, setting the stage for drilling to start in August or September. Moab has acquired...
Marula appoints logistics, procurement manager for its East Africa operations
Africa-focused battery metals investment and exploration company Marula Mining has appointed mining professional Fred Butia as the company's logistics and procurement manager for East Africa....
Mitre rebrands as Andean Silver
The shareholders of Australian minerals explorer Mitre Mining have approved a name change to Andean Silver, reflecting its growth aspirations through the Cerro Bayo project, in Chile. The company...
Bowen Coking Coal sells 10% stake in Broadmeadow East mine
ASX-listed Bowen Coking Coal (BCB) has completed the previously announced sale of a 10% interest in the Broadmeadow East mine for A$13-million in cash and royalties. MPC Lenton, a subsidiary of...
Refinery engineer appointed for Cobalt Blue’s Kwinana refinery
ASX-listed Cobalt Blue (COB) on Monday announced the appointment of consulting and engineering group Tetra Tech for detailed engineering works for the cobalt/nickel refinery in the Kwinana...
Treasury completes placement, relocates to BC and rebrands
Gold exploration company Treasury Metals has announced the achievement of several milestones, completing the second tranche of a private placement, relocating its jurisdiction to British Columbia...
Premier American Uranium shifts to growth early at US project
US-focused uranium exploration and development company Premier American Uranium (PUR) is shifting from resource confirmation to focus primarily on growth and resource expansion following a recent...
Red Hill to earn into Peel’s Curnamona project
ASX-listed Red Hill Minerals has agreed to farm into and earn a 75% interest in the Curnamona project by spending A$6.5-million on exploration over five years. The project, held by Peel’s Peel Far...
Separation of energy portfolio welcomed
Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to separate the energy portfolio from that of mineral and petroleum resources; what the priorities are for the...
Kinross makes strategic investment in Relevant Gold
Wyoming-focused Relevant Gold has announced a strategic investment by Kinross Gold, which will subscribe for 5.1-million units at C$0.30 each. The placement is a separate follow-on financing from...
European Lithium unveils plans for Saudi Arabia hydroxide plant
ASX-listed European Lithium has announced a shareholders agreement with Obeikan Group to construct and commission a large-scale hydroxide processing plant in Saudi Arabia to convert spodumene...
Rio Tinto builds two solar farms for Gove Peninsula
Two new 5.25 MW solar farms will be built on Gumatj and Rirratjingu country on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory, as Rio Tinto works to secure a more sustainable power supply for the...
Jindalee to raise cash for McDermitt lithium project
Exploration company Jindalee Lithium is seeking to raise up to A$6.7-million to advance work at the McDermitt lithium project, in the US. The capital raise will consist of three elements,...
Former African Barrick COO joins Canada One advisory board
Explorer Canada One has bolstered its advisory board with the appointment of Dave Anthony, a past COO of African Barrick Gold. Commenting on the appointment, CEO Peter Berdusco says Anthony’s...
Namibia Critical inks MoU for Lofdal thorium offtake
TSX-V-listed Namibia Critical Metals has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with Copenhagen Atomics to sell thorium produced from the Lofdal heavy rare earth project.
Mako completes Goldsource Mines buy
Gold mining company Mako has completed its previously announced acquisition of Goldsource. As a result of the transaction, Mako now owns the Eagle Mountain gold project, in Guyana. The Goldsource...
Saga Metals and Rio Tinto to explore for lithium in Canada
North American exploration company Saga Metals has announced the execution of an option to joint venture agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) for its Legacy lithium project, in James...
ATEX-certified fuel transfer pumps improve marine diesel offloading times
The intricate logistics of fuel loading and unloading in marine transport demands efficiency and reliability at every turn. Central to this process are cargo pumps, the unsung heroes facilitating...
Ramelius enters into new A$175m revolving debt facility
Gold miner Ramelius Resources on Wednesday announced an A$175-million revolving corporate facility as an upsized replacement to a previous A$100-million. The Western Australian gold producer has...
Rio Tinto builds off-grid solar plant in Canada’s North
Diversified miner Rio Tinto has completed installation of a 3.5 MW capacity solar power plant at the Diavik mine, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The project represents the largest off-grid...
111 employees, 1 130 contractor employees impacted by Sibanye gold operation restructuring
Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has reported that 111 employees and 1 130 contractor employees have been retrenched as a result of the restructuring of its South...
Lucara appoints mineral resources VP
Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp, which owns and operates the Karowe mine, in Botswana, has appointed Dr Lauren Freeman as mineral resources VP, with effective from July 1. In her new role,...
Hot Chili appoints interim CFO
Copper exploration and development company Hot Chili has appointed Deborah Le Moignan as interim CFO with effect from July 1. Le Moignan has recently been appointed financial controller and...
Triton sells Mozambique graphite assets
ASX-listed Triton Minerals has announced the sale of a 70% interest in its Mozambique graphite assets to Chinese group Shandong Yulong Gold for A$17-million. The transaction, announced on Tuesday,...
Renergade discovers Ernest Henry-style IOCG breccia zone
Brisbane-based Renergade Exploration on Tuesday announced the discovery of a large iron-oxide copper gold (IOCG) breccia system at its Mongoose Deeps prospect, near Cloncurry, similar in...
Ironbark Zinc completes Mt Isa projects buy
Exploration company Ironbark Zinc has completed the acquisition of an 80% interest in the Simon and Anderson projects, in Mt Isa, Queensland, from fellow-listed Aeon Metals. The company finalised...
Australian Vanadium completes initial phase of optimised study
Exploration and development company Australian Vanadium (AVL) has completed the first phase of an optimised feasibility study for its Western Australian project, confirming the preferred...
Shareholders prop up Volt with A$500 000 loan
Graphite producer and anode developer Volt Resources on Tuesday announced a funding agreement with three major shareholders for the provision of an aggregate loan of up to A$500 000. The investors...
Evolution extends South Cowal option agreement
Gold miner Evolution Mining has extended the option to purchase tenements nearby its operating Cowal gold mine, in NewSouth Wales, for a third and final year for further evaluation and...
MTM Critical Metals CEO resigns
Lachlan Reynolds has resigned as CEO of Australia- and Canada-focused explorer MTM Critical Metals with immediate effect. Reynolds served as MD since the company’s listing in July 2021 until...
Macmahon reappointed as Dawson South mining contractor
Mining services firm Macmahon Holdings has been reappointed as mining contractor at the Dawson South project, in Queensland. Dawson South forms part of Anglo American’s Dawson mine, an opencut...
B2Gold invests in Yukon-focused Prospector Metals
Gold mining company B2Gold has agreed a strategic investment into Yukon-focused exploration company Prospector Metals. B2Gold will subscribe for 5.58-million shares at C$0.163 a share for gross...
Rio to install carbon free aluminium smelting cells at Quebec smelter
Mining company Rio Tinto has announced a C$375-million demonstration plant equipped with carbon free aluminium smelting cells at its Arvida smelter, in Quebec. The plant, which will be owned in a...
Former BHP exec appointed to Adriatic board
Europe-focused Adriatic Metals has recruited Laura Tyler, a former executive at the world’s top miner BHP, to its board. Her appointment as a nonexecutive director is effective from July 1.
New CEO for explorer Yandal Resources
Exploration company Yandal Resources on Monday announced that Chris Oorschot had started in his role of MD and CEO. He took over from Tim Kennedy, who would continue with the company as part-time...
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