The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is making $10.5 million in grant funding available to help provide mine safety training for the nation’s miners. MSHA will award these grants as part of its fiscal year 2024 State Grants program to fund the delivery of federally mandated training and re-training for miners working…
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Victoria Gold’s Eagle idled after heap leach incident
Yukon Territory, Canada miner Victoria Gold said the heap leach at its Eagle gold mine near Mayo, north of Whitehorse, has had a failure, causing operations at the site to stop. While details are scarce about the June 24 incident, the company said none of its employees were injured. “At this early stage, it can be confirmed that there has…
Read MoreEnergyX to build U.S. lithium plant
Energy Exploration Projects, known to many as EnergyX, has confirmed its plans to build a lithium plant in the area where the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet. The complex, known as Project Lonestar Lithium, is the second major announcement for the Texas-based group. Its first, Project Black Giant in Chile, was established in 2023 when EnergyX acquired 90,000…
Read MoreEpiroc BEV Boltec M10 rig electrifies Nevada Gold Mines
Epiroc has successfully deployed the first Boltec M10 Battery rig in the U.S. at Nevada Gold Mines, aligning with the industry’s shift toward cleaner and more efficient technologies. “Nevada Gold Mines embraces shifting to a more decarbonized method of mining and is looking forward to the benefits of the BEV Boltec M10 and seeing its success,” said David Byrnes, mine…
Read MoreCanada to invest $10M in critical minerals mining
Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources has announced two investments of C$5 million each to the Mining Innovation Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corp (MIRARCO) and Electra Battery Materials to support the country’s critical minerals sector. “Today’s total investment of $10 million to Electra and MIRARCO will help to advance the development of dynamic and competitive critical minerals value chains…
Read MoreTaseko’s Gibraltar set to return after labor deal reached
Taseko Mines said its crews are preparing to return to the mine site after a tentative deal was reached for its union workforce at the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum in the Cariboo region of south-central British Columbia, Canada. Company president and CEO Russell Hallbauer said June 16 that operations should resume this week following planned voting and ratification of the new agreement.…
Read MoreIdaho Copper ore sorting feasible: preliminary scan
Varacio, developer of the TruScan XRF x-ray fluorescence technology, has submitted the results of its scanning work for Idaho Copper’s CoMo deposit in Boise County, Idaho, confirming the possibility of ore sorting at the property. The work on the first six drillholes, with the cores at 1.5-cm intervals, has allowed Varacio to examine the grades, composition, and distribution of copper…
Read MoreCK gold project continues to advance
U.S. Gold subsidiary Gold King has satisfied one of the conditions associated with the recently granted surface gold mine permit for its CK project in southeast Wyoming. The company was issued a pollutant discharge elimination system permit also known as a water discharge permit from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. “The CK gold project continues to advance with the…
Read MoreCritical Metals scores game-changing REE project
U.S.-based Critical Metals has signed a binding heads of agreement to acquire a controlling interest in one of the largest rare earth deposits in the world – the Tanbreez project in southern Greenland. Acquired from Rimbal Pty Ltd., Tanbreez offers Critical Metals a foundational permitted rare earth asset in North America and Europe. The company noted the transaction is valued…
Read MoreReverse circulation drilling begins at Lapon Canyon
Nevada Canyon Gold said the 2024 drill program has begun at the Lapon Canyon project in Mineral County, Nev. It will consist of exploration drilling near the historical Lapon Canyon Mine, the “Central Zone,” and the newly discovered “Hot Spot Zone.” The natural resource company recently acquired a 3% net smelter royalty on the project, which is owned by Walker…
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