BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining

Deep-sea mining could hurt US$5.5B tuna industry, study claims

Extracting minerals from the ocean floor would negatively impact the tuna industry as the fish is expected to migrate habitat towards areas of […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2023 | 8:44 am

Artemis Gold receives Fisheries Act permit for BC mine

Artemis Gold (TSX-V: ARTG) has received the permit from Fisheries and Oceans Canada for its Blackwater project in central British Columbia, which […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2023 | 6:49 am

Develop Global to buy Essential Metals for $102 million

Australian base metals explorer Develop Global (ASX: DVP) is buying coveted fellow lithium developer Essential Metals (ASX: ESS) in a share-based deal worth about […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2023 | 8:26 am

Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for $71m

Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LON: GLEN) has offered PolyMet Mining (NYSE: PLM) (TSX: POM) to buy the company’s shares it does not […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2023 | 6:34 am

French-British venture to develop UK’s largest lithium deposit

French mining group Imerys (FRA: IY4) and British Lithium are joining forces to speed up the development of the UK’s largest lithium […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2023 | 6:59 am

Mining the moon to lift off within ten years — NASA

The US space agency (NASA) is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2023 | 12:58 pm

Cornish Lithium seeks $13m in last-ditch effort to avoid collapse

Cornish Lithium, a start-up that attracted the battery metals sector interest with its plans to open a lithium mine in the UK, […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2023 | 8:13 am

Fortescue to ship first iron ore from Gabon by year-end

Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG), the world’s no. 4 iron ore miner, said on Tuesday that first shipment from its Belinga project in […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2023 | 6:48 am

Albemarle becomes first lithium firm to complete responsible mining audit

Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s largest lithium miner, has become the first producer of the battery metal to complete and independent third-party audit […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2023 | 8:53 am

Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining

The Norwegian government outlined on Tuesday details of a plan to open its sea floor for commercial mineral exploration and extraction, targeting […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2023 | 7:42 am

Aerial view of Snow Lake Credit: Rockcliff Metals

Hudbay triples land holding in Manitoba with Rockcliff buy

Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has inked a deal with Rockcliff Metals (CNSX: RCLF)(OTCQB: RKCLF) to acquire all the shares it doesn’t already […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2023 | 6:37 am