Rio Tinto has become the first producer in North America of the critical mineral scandium oxide, which it has produced in high purity from its commercial-scale demonstration plant in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada.
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Fortune Minerals confirms new zone at NICO Project
Fortune Minerals’ drilling program at its NICO Critical Minerals Project in the Northwest Territories of Canada has identified a potential east strike extension of the NICO Deposit.
Read MoreVale restarts Totten Mine
Vale said it has safely resumed operations at its Totten Mine in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and is ramping up production, following the safe extraction of a scoop bucket and shaft repairs.
Read MoreTeck, MEDATech to mark battery-electric milestone
Canadian miner Teck Resources has announced it is partnering with MEDATech on the pilot of a fully electric on-highway transport truck – marking the first use of a battery-electric truck to haul copper concentrate worldwide.
Read MoreMcArthur River uranium mine headed for restart
Cameco revealed in its recent fourth-quarter earnings report that it will restart its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill in Saskatchewan, Canada, after nearly three years of being in care and maintenance.
Read MoreGold Mountain delivers first ore to New Gold
Gold Mountain confirmed it has completed its first ore delivery to New Gold’s New Afton mine in British Columbia.
Read MoreRambler’s Ming mine zapped by operator shortage
A “substantial rise” in COVID-19 infections in Newfoundland, Canada, and the region’s prevention mandates are to blame for a contractor shortage that miner Rambler Metals and Mining confirmed has impacted mining at its Ming copper-gold operation in eastern Canada.
Read MoreCopper Mountain weathers the storm in BC
While some of its contemporaries in British Columbia are reporting varied results, Copper Mountain Mining has confirmed positive news from the recent heavy rains, flooding and mudslides in the region: that its flagship operation suffered no material impacts.
Read MoreCanada to end thermal coal exports by 2030
During the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the country’s plan to end exports of thermal coal by no later than 2030 in an effort to fight against climate change.
Read MoreGold Mountain received permit, turns to producer
Vancouver-based company Gold Mountain Mining has received its mining permit – the first in the Canadian province in almost 10 years – and is concentrating on recording commercial production this month now that it has gone from explorer to producer.
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