Noel Ormita

Jan 12, 2024 | magazine.cim.org | Ashley Fish-Robertson |Noel Ormita

Welcome back to your weekly mining news recap, where we catch you up on some of the news you may have missed. This week’s headlines include a mammoth discovery in North Dakota, New Gold’s high production figures for Rainy River and U.S. court decides not to toss Pebble ruling. After 27 years of delays, the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, host of the world’s largest undeveloped iron ore deposit, is set to commence development this year, as reported by the Financial Times.

Jan 11, 2024 | magazine.cim.org | Ashley Fish-Robertson |Noel Ormita |Kelsey Rolfe

On Jan. 8, an independent economic impact study conducted for the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) was released, outlining the economic impact of 14 proposed critical mineral mines, along with two proposed mine extensions, in B.C. These proposed mines are set to produce copper, nickel, niobium, cobalt, molybdenum, zinc and rare earth elements.

Jan 8, 2024 | magazine.cim.org | Tijana Mitrovic |Noel Ormita |Kelsey Rolfe

Quebec-based Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) recently shared an update on its electrification program at its Matawinie mine, an open-pit graphite mine near the village of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec. The company has committed to fully electrifying its equipment used for mining operations, along with ore concentration and processing activities, in Matawinie’s first five years of operation, which it said would make it the world’s first all-electric open-pit mine.

Jan 5, 2024 | magazine.cim.org | Noel Ormita |Kelsey Rolfe

Welcome back to your weekly mining news recap, where we catch you up on some of the news you may have missed. This week’s headlines include Allkem’s James Bay lithium project receiving environmental approval, a Yukon board recommending against TMM Goldcorp’s mining road proposal and research revealing that most global mining areas are undocumented.

Dec 22, 2023 | magazine.cim.org | Noel Ormita |Mackenzie Patterson |Silvia Pikal

Welcome back to your last weekly mining news recap of 2023, where we catch you up on some of the news you may have missed. This week’s headlines include the Panamanian government shutting down First Quantum’s Cobre Panama mine, the closure of the Myra Falls mine in B.C. and McEwen Mining financing Timmins exploration projects. Investors in Australian lithium producer Allkem have approved a US$10.6 billion merger with U.S. lithium chemicals producer Livent Corporation, as reported by Reuters.