FPX Nickel’s Baptiste nickel project has been designated a major priority project by the British Columbia government. Baptiste is the only critical minerals project owned by a junior mining company to be included in the province’s priority project list. “We are grateful that the government of British Columbia continues to recognize the significance of Baptiste, which has the potential to…
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Lithium abundant in Appalachia: USGS
The Appalachian region of the eastern United States contains an estimated 2.3 million metric tons (Mt) of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium, enough to replace 328 years of U.S. imports at last year’s level, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey. The southern Appalachians hold an estimated 1.43 Mt of lithium oxide, concentrated in the Carolinas, and the northern…
Read MorePeng selected as WVU honorary degree recipient
For his leadership in mining education, West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson selected Syd Peng, Charles E. Lawall Chair of Mining Engineering Emeritus in the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, for the first presidential honorary degree he will bestow. Peng has served as the Charles E. Lawall Chair of Mining Engineering Emeritus since his…
Read MoreWest Virginia Coal Association bestows safety awards
Luncheon ceremony honors state’s mines’ At the recent co-located West Virginia Coal Show and West Virginia Coal Association Symposium, held in Charleston, March 31-April 1, the WVCA recognized and celebrated exemplary mine safety achievements of mining industry operations across the state. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training co-sponsor…
Read MorePositive met results at Golconda project
Exploration company G50 Corp Limited announced that positive metallurgical test work results from the company’s Golconda project in northwest Arizona confirm the ability to produce a gallium-rich concentrate using proven, low-cost processing methods. These results support the potential development of a primary gallium supply source in the United States. The exploratory metallurgical test work was undertaken by SGS Lakefield, assessing…
Read MoreLocksley begins drilling at El Campo
Locksley Resources has commenced diamond drilling at the El Campo rare earth prospect, part of its Mojave project in California. The drilling program represents Locksley’s first systematic drill testing of El Campo and is designed to evaluate the scale, continuity and geological characteristics of rare earth element (REE) mineralization identified through historical work and recent surface sampling. “Our commencement of…
Read MoreMSHA, NSSGA renew alliance
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Mine Safety and Health Administration has renewed its longstanding alliance with the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. The alliance ensures industry personnel will have access to information, guidance, and training resources that will protect the health and safety of miners. “MSHA’s industry alliances advance our goal of protecting the safety of…
Read MoreMSHA issues silica enforcement PIB
The Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a Program Information Bulletin (PIB) on April 9, stressing that it will continue to enforce existing silica enforcement outlines. In P26-01, acting Administrator for Mine Safety and Health Enforcement Timothy Watkins said the existing standards on respirable crystalline silica or quartz exposure in title 30 Code of Federal Regulations (30 CFR) parts 56,…
Read MoreNioCorp, Traxys to expand offtake arrangement
Critical minerals developer NioCorp Developments has entered into a non-binding agreement with Traxys North America, outlining a long-term marketing and offtake arrangement for NioCorp’s remaining planned critical minerals products from its Elk Creek project in Nebraska. Subject to a definitive contract, NioCorp would be positioned to sell out of its planned critical minerals products for the first 10 years of…
Read MoreGold Resource moves forward with Back Forty feasibility study
Gold Resource Corporation has engaged Responsible Mining Solutions, a part of SLR Consulting, to complete a comprehensive feasibility study for the company’s wholly owned Back Forty project, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The study will evaluate technical, economic and operational parameters associated with the Back Forty project, including mine design considerations, processing options, infrastructure requirements, environmental factors, and…
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