Category: Geology, Mining, and Metallurgy

Argentine Mining Chamber: RIGI Declarations Reach $39 Billion

On August 26, Roberto Cacciola, President of the Argentine Chamber of Mining Enterprises (CAEM), sta...

2026-08-29

Australia's BHM launches A$90 million underwritten financing

On August 28, Australia's Broken Hill Mines (BHM) launched a fully underwritten A$90 million equity ...

2026-08-29

Brazil's St George Signs Letter of Intent for R$2 Billion Rare Earth Hub

On August 26, St George Mining signed a letter of intent with Brazil's Lima & Pergher Group to e...

2026-08-29

Australia's MEGA Resources Secures $145 Million Mining Contract

On August 27, Forrestania Resources awarded MEGA Resources the open-pit mining contract for the John...

2026-08-29

First Mining's Springpole Gold Resource Reaches 4.8 Million Ounces

Cat Lake First Nation (CLFN) and Lac Seul First Nation (LSFN) have signed a definitive agreement wit...

2026-08-29

Visible gold recovered from two bulk samples at Peregrine's Western Australia project

On August 27, Peregrine Gold disclosed that it had completed two directional bulk sample trials near...

2026-08-29

Scotia Metals of Canada Identifies 5 Spodumene Boulders Zones

On August 27, Scotia Metals announced the results of its initial surface reconnaissance program at i...

2026-08-29

Australia's South32 Advances Cannington Lead-Zinc-Silver Mine Life Extension to FY2033

Australian miner South32 released its FY2026 (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026) results and annual repo...

2026-08-29

Chile's Codelco and Ministry of Public Works Sign Agreement to Promote Mining By-Products for Infrastructure

Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco and the General Directorate of Public Works (DGOP), under...

2026-08-29

Power Metallic Announces $200,000 Digital Advertising Program in Canada

Canadian exploration company Power Metallic Mines Inc. ("Power Metallic," TSXV: PNPN; OTCBB: PNPNF; ...

2026-08-29

Portuguese Quercus Association opposes extraction of 101 hectares of kaolin clay in Peniche

The environmental association Quercus publicly stated this Friday that it opposes the future plan to...

2026-08-29

Chile and Three Other Countries Sign Joint Statement on Critical Minerals

On August 28, mining authorities from Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru held their first strategic...

2026-08-29

Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines Plans to Advance $40 Billion in Mining Investment Over the Next Five Years

On August 26, Peru's Minister of Energy and Mines, Guillermo Shinno Huamaní, stated that the governm...

2026-08-28

Exxaro advances modernization of South African mines, updating approximately 17 220-ton haul trucks

On August 25, Exxaro Resources CEO Ben Magara stated that the company is evaluating a "mine of the f...

2026-08-28

Mexican Government and Mining Industry Discuss Critical Mineral Development Pathways

On August 27, at the Ninth National Mining Convention held in Durango, Mexico, the Mexican Geologica...

2026-08-28

DRC mining ban and Antofagasta output cuts push SHFE copper to 109,780 yuan/tonne in August

Recently, concerns over US copper tariffs have driven copper prices to rise first and then fall. The...

2026-08-28

Peru's Cerro Verde Copper Mine Boosts Production by 6.5% Through Machine Learning

Mining growth is shifting from reliance on new projects and major capital decisions toward efficienc...

2026-08-28

Sweden's Boliden to Acquire 64.68% Stake in Nexa Resources by 2027

Nexa Resources S.A. and Boliden AB have signed a definitive agreement to sell a controlling stake in...

2026-08-28

INGEMMET Estimates Approximately 2.6 Million Tonnes of Graphite Resources in La Libertad, Peru

On August 25, the Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Peru (INGEMMET) published the re...

2026-08-28

Chile and Argentina Approve Operating Agreements for Three Cross-Border Mining Projects

On August 27, Chile and Argentina approved the Specific Additional Agreements (PAE) for three cross-...

2026-08-28

Karo Platinum Signs 25-Year Special Mining Lease in Zimbabwe

On August 24, Karo Platinum signed a Special Mining Lease agreement with the Government of Zimbabwe,...

2026-08-28

Steer Secures First North American Order, to Deploy Mixed Cat and Komatsu Autonomous Fleet by 2027

As demand continues to grow, Norwegian autonomous haulage company Steer has signed its first custome...

2026-08-28

Brazil's July crude steel output reaches 2.804 million tons, up 0.1% year-on-year

According to global crude steel production data released on August 24, Brazil produced 2.804 million...

2026-08-27

Australia's Brightstar Expands Sandstone Gold Mine

On August 25, Brightstar Resources completed the first two diamond drill holes of the deep drilling ...

2026-08-27

Australia's Brightstar Drills Over 500m of Mineralization at Sandstone Gold Mine

Brightstar Resources' first diamond drill hole exceeding 1,000 meters depth at the Two Mile Hill dep...

2026-08-27

U.S. Export-Import Bank Issues $1.1 Billion Preliminary Project Letter of Intent to Ivanhoe Electric

On August 24, Ivanhoe Electric received a preliminary project letter from the U.S. Export-Import Ban...

2026-08-27

Alcoa starts construction of 100-tonne-per-year gallium plant in Australia

On August 24, Alcoa commenced construction of a gallium production facility at its Wagerup alumina r...

2026-08-27

Australia's PLS Awards TOMRA Contract for Installation of 22 Sorters

PLS (Pilbara Minerals) has awarded TOMRA Mining a contract to install 22 ore sorters at its Pilgango...

2026-08-27

Australia's Argent completes feasibility study for 63.7Mt Kempfield silver project in 2029

Argent Minerals' new CEO Mike McKevitt is accelerating development of the Kempfield silver project i...

2026-08-27

Dart Mining to Drill Two Deep Targets at Walwa Tin Project in October

Dart Mining (ASX: DTM) will commence diamond drilling in October to test two deep targets at the Wal...

2026-08-27