15+ hour, 25+ min ago   (432+ words) Canada is positioning for a larger share of global mining capital as BMO Global Metals & Mining flags C$120 billion in planned project spending in Natural Resources Canada’s 10‑year Major Projects Inventory and forecasts more than 11% annual growth in development capex…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (426+ words) Brazil’s newly approved Bill No. 2,780/2024 creates the National Policy on Critical and Strategic Minerals (PNMCE), establishing a CIMCE council of up to 20 members to classify minerals, prioritise projects and oversee transactions involving changes of control, foreign “significant influence”, strategic geological…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (527+ words) Aya Gold & Silver has more than doubled the after-tax NPV of its Boumadine gold-silver-zinc-lead project in Morocco to US$3.5 billion, with a 93% IRR and 0.7-year payback at US$3,500/oz gold and US$50/oz silver, while initial capex rises only 4% to…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (345+ words) Platinum and palladium price forecasts have been cut by BMI as shrinking global car sales curb autocatalyst demand and South African PGM supply recovers, easing earlier deficit concerns. Sibanye-Stillwater is restructuring a loss-making shaft in South Africa and simultaneously facing…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (426+ words) Gateway Mining is preparing first-pass air core drilling in early October over its newly defined 3km-long Pewy gold target within the Yandal gold project in Western Australia, testing a major untested structural corridor immediately south of the Ward prospect. The…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (412+ words) Tungsten Mining’s Watershed project in Far North Queensland is now fully permitted for mining and production, with all primary approvals secured, including its Environmental Authority and Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan. The company is targeting a final investment decision later…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (321+ words) Excavator hirer H E Services has trialled two- and four-seater EVision electric golf carts at its Strood depot to move staff around busy construction areas more quickly on private land. The carts use integrated roof-mounted solar panels to trickle-charge batteries…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (487+ words) Better traceability of critical minerals such as lithium and nickel is needed to manage operational and governance risks in complex supply chains, with the OECD report flagging fragmented company-level systems, low adoption by miners, and opaque transnational ownership structures in…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (304+ words) AspenTech on targeted AI in mining: practical deployment lessons for engineers Geomechanics.io AspenTech on targeted AI in mining: practical deployment lessons for engineers Reviewed by Tom Sullivan Targeted AI deployments in mining are shifting from broad “digital transformation” to…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (406+ words) Bovis Construction (Europe) Limited has opened a new office at Northspring | Peter Street in Manchester city centre, reinforcing an 88‑year presence that began with projects such as Manchester Dental Hospital. The office sits close to Manchester Town Hall, where Bovis…...