Blog • Feb 22, 2022
59 people killed in Burkina Faso Gold Mine blast
A strong explosion at a gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso has killed at least 59 people!
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Battery Metals • Feb 16, 2022
Talon is part of a larger consortium of miners
"Not in My Backyard" arguments abound in the Twin Metals mining debate near Ely, Minnesota. There are environmental concerns, but advocates point to the hundreds of…
Blog • Feb 11, 2022
Glencore Plc announces an offtake deal with
Glencore Plc agreed to an offtake deal with Missouri Cobalt LLC, giving the world’s biggest commodity trader more exposure to the crucial battery metals.
Blog • Feb 7, 2022
Projection: new mines take a decade or more to
Global mining analysts recently estimated that the markets would require more than 3 billion tons of metals and minerals to keep global temperatures rising by 2…
Blog • Feb 4, 2022
Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030: mining sites worth
According to a Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources study, Saudi Arabia possesses more than 5,300 mining sites worth $1.3 trillion, including gold, silver, copper, zinc,…
Blog • Feb 1, 2022
Biden administration rejected Twin Metals two
If two federal mining licenses are withdrawn, its ambitions to create an underground copper, nickel, and precious metal mine in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness…
Blog • Jan 28, 2022
Palladium prices to increase, despite Russia Ukraine invasion
If Russia invades Ukraine, the mining industry might target economic penalties. An invasion may push palladium prices as high as $2,700 an ounce. In terms of…
Blog • Jan 27, 2022
China Minmetals Rare Earth Co. announced a merger with two other enterprises
An international shortage of rare earth elements (REE), including cobalt, copper, and lithium, has resulted from countries pursuing zero-emission objectives. Renewable energy technologies rely on wind…
Blog • Jan 25, 2022
In August 2015, EPA-led contractor team
The U.S. government and a gold mining firm have struck an agreement to end a long-time disagreement over who is liable for the continuing cleaning of…
Battery Metals • Jan 21, 2022
Lithium Drilling Project: US Energy Independence
With this attempt, geothermal energy production will be enhanced by obtaining lithium from the brine. Lithium is produced chiefly in China, but it is exported to…
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