Australia cashes in on cobalt
Australia’s cobalt mining sector is expected to register positive growth in 2021, with strong reserves and a significant project pipeline. Australia is already the third biggest cobalt miner, and with...
Non Metallic Minerals
Havilah signs MOU with Aroha to develop Australian uranium assets
Australian mineral exploration company Havilah Resources has signed a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with...
British Lithium announces “better than expected” lithium mining results
British Lithium has announced that a 13-tonne ore sample mined from its facility in the UK town of St Austell...
Global Atomic renews six uranium exploration permits in Niger
Canadian resource company Global Atomic has received three-year permit extensions for each of the six uranium exploration properties in Niger.
Shock waves: what will a Spanish ban mean for uranium mining in Europe?
The Spanish government has announced plans to ban the mining of uranium and other radioactive minerals, in a move that...
Vedanta Resources launches open offer to acquire Indian unit
Vedanta Resources has launched an offer for the acquisition of up to 371,750,500 equity shares in its Indian unit, Vedanta. These shares represent 10% of the fully diluted voting share…
South Star Mining receives key approval for Brazilian graphite project
Canada-based South Star Mining has secured a key approval for the Santa Cruz Graphite Project located in Southern Bahia, Brazil. The company received a three year trial mining licence for…
Platinum potential: how batteries could open the door to a mining rush
Platinum group metals (PGMs) have long been earmarked as a potential game changer in sustainable development plans, particularly in areas such as emissions control and alternative energy sources. Attractive for…
Uranium mining at the Grand Canyon: environmental threat or critical for US security?
A temporary ban for new uranium exploration in the Grand Canyon area was put in place in 2012, but did not affect existing mine permits, including the Canyon Mine, located southeast…
Bolivia: will the ousting of Morales open lithium to foreign investment?
Making up one third of the so-called ‘lithium triangle’, the Andean nation of Bolivia is estimated to have around nine million metric tons of lithium - the largest accumulation in…
Greenland EAMRA confirms EIA compliance at Bluejay’s Dundas project
The Environmental Agency for Mineral Resource Activities (EAMRA) of Greenland has confirmed compliance of Bluejay Mining’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) at the Dundas Ilmenite Project. Located in Greenland, Dundas is…
