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Oct 27, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Kelsey Rolfe |Ailbhe Goodbody |Zachary Parsons
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 construction being nearly complete at Iamgold’s Côté Gold project, a new lithium extraction technology that is less energy intensive and Teck lowering its guidance for copper, molybdenum and steelmaking coal production for the year.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Ailbhe Goodbody |Zachary Parsons
The winners of the CEEC International: Coalition for Minerals Efficiency 2022 CEEC medals were publicly announced in August and were formally presented during the 8th International Conference on Semi-Autogenous Grinding and High-Pressure Grinding Roll Technology 2023 (SAG 2023) in Vancouver. The medals were presented at the SAG conference gala dinner on Sept.
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Zachary Parsons |Mackenzie Patterson
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and Vancouver-based junior miner Hertz Lithium Inc. have partnered to develop a new lithium extraction technology, which would reduce the cost of extracting lithium from alpha spodumene by cutting energy consumption. Alpha spodumene is the most common naturally occurring variety of the rock, and is converted to the less-dense beta spodumene as part of the lithium extraction process.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Tijana Mitrovic |Zachary Parsons |Mackenzie Patterson
When Barrick Gold Corporation published its 2022 Sustainability Report in April of this year, the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) were front and centre. It was another recent example of mining companies turning to the SDGs to go above and beyond environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks and disclosures.
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Zachary Parsons |Mackenzie Patterson
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 Maritime provinces planning to move away from coal, consultations for the Ring of Fire access road and potential bidders for Teck’s coal business. The Supreme Court has ruled that the federal Impact Assessment Act is on balance unconstitutional, as reported by CTV News.
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Oct 13, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Zachary Parsons |Mackenzie Patterson
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 The CIM Capital Projects Symposium, St Barbara’s prefeasibility study and global zinc oversupply. Sweden-based H2 Green Steel has begun talks with the Canadian federal government to potentially build a €3-6 billion (approx. $4.3-8.7 billion) plant that would produce green steel from Quebec iron ore, as reported by Bloomberg.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Mackenzie Patterson |Zachary Parsons
The third annual CIM Capital Projects Symposium (CPS) is taking place from Nov. 19 to 21, 2023, at Vancouver’s Westin Bayshore. The conference will focus on the elements of successful project execution, from project development and financing methods, to contracting models and execution methods.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Zachary Parsons
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 Suncor acquisition, a new policy from Tsilhqot’in First Nation and Algoma’s contract extension with U.S. Steel. Correction: In the September 29 recap we mischaracterized the nature of a B.C. Supreme Court decision.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Zachary Parsons |Kelsey Rolfe
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has announced its incoming 2024 class. Five inductees are being honoured for their lifetime contributions, spanning prospecting, investing and consulting. David Ross Bell, Ross D. Lawrence, William E. Roscoe, John T. Postle and Eric Sprott will be formally inducted early next year.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
magazine.cim.org | Zachary Parsons |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 more resistance in Panama to First Quantum’s deal, B.C. permitting system ruled unconstitutional and more money for UBC researchers to develop new laser technology to analyze geochemistry.
