West Point Gold Posts Positive Metallurgy From Gold Chain Project, Arizona
West Point Gold Corp. announced Phase 2 metallurgical test results for the Tyro Main Zone at its Arizona Gold Chain Project. Milled material achieved 87‑92% gold recovery, while HPGR‑crushed and conventionally crushed feeds delivered up to 69% recovery. The tests showed modest cyanide and lime use and indicated that both heap leach and conventional milling can efficiently process the ore. The company says further optimization could boost recoveries, supporting a low‑cost, scalable project in a premier mining jurisdiction.
Congo-Kinshasa: Why Minerals-for-Security Deals Won't Save the DR Congo
The United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement that gives U.S. firms preferential access to the DRC’s mineral wealth in exchange for limited security cooperation. The deal follows U.S. sanctions on Rwandan officials...
Bureau Veritas Expands Offshore Services with New Asia Hub
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has opened an Offshore Center of Excellence in the Asia‑Pacific region, uniting teams in Singapore, Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur with its global technical network. The hub will deliver classification, certification, verification and advisory services for...
The Invisible War on GPS and What It Means for Mining Operations
GPS jamming and spoofing incidents have surged, affecting over 122,000 flights and thousands of ships in early 2026, and exposing mining fleets that depend on satellite positioning for dispatch, autonomy and safety. A single jam can erase vehicles from live...
A Steady First Quarter, but Port of Rotterdam Waits for Hormuz Ripples
Rotterdam handled 103 million tonnes in Q1 2026, a modest 0.7% dip from the same period last year, reflecting stable container volumes but weaker dry‑bulk traffic. Container throughput rose 0.3% in TEU terms while tonnage fell 3.2% due to a surge...
Komatsu Hits Autonomous Milestone
Komatsu announced it has commissioned its 1,000th autonomous ultra‑class haul truck, cementing its role as a pioneer in driverless mining equipment. The milestone centers on the company’s 930E‑5 electric haul truck, which can transport a 290‑metric‑ton payload. By reaching this...
An Old Factory in Welland, Ont., Sat Derelict for Years — Until Someone Discovered It Could Be Worth Billions
Steve Charest bought a derelict Welland, Ontario factory for a nominal fee and uncovered a landfill containing 340,000 tonnes of high‑grade synthetic graphite. At up to US$20,000 per tonne, the stockpile could be worth roughly US$6.8 billion, offering a domestic source...
Two Deals for Ultra-Deepwater Drillships Add $260M to Seadrill’s Backlog
Seadrill secured two new ultra‑deepwater drillship contracts with LLOG Exploration, adding roughly $260 million to its order backlog. The West Neptune vessel received a 365‑day extension slated to start in September, while West Vela was awarded a 270‑day program beginning in August for...
Hochschild Rallies as Gold Price Surge Lifts Outlook
Hochschild Mining reported first‑quarter production of 75,600 gold‑equivalent ounces, surpassing analysts’ forecasts. The company’s average realized gold price jumped to $4,471 per ounce, a near‑40% increase from a year earlier, driving cash and equivalents to $412 million and net cash to...
Hochschild Rallies as Gold Price Surge Lifts Outlook
Hochschild Mining posted a strong first‑quarter, producing 75,600 gold‑equivalent ounces, ahead of the 69,200‑ounce consensus. Realized gold prices jumped 40% to $4,471 per ounce, lifting cash and equivalents to about $412 million and turning net cash positive at $95 million versus $23 million...
Tanzania: Training Highlights Safety Gaps and Cost Burdens in Mining
Artisanal and small‑scale miners in Tanzania’s Singida region are urging the government to embed environmental specialists within mining offices to lower the cost of mandatory Environmental Assessment Plans, which can exceed 2 million shillings (≈$850). They propose a more affordable fee...
Why Heap Leaching Needs Process Discipline, Not Irrigation Logic
Heap leaching operations still rely on visual checks and manual valve tweaks, which often hide pressure drops, clogs, and uneven solution distribution. The article argues that treating leaching as a controlled process—using pressure‑compensated irrigation, section‑level flow control, filtration cycles, and...
BHP Reports 3% Dip in YTD March FY26 Copper Output
BHP said copper output fell 3% to about 1.46 million tonnes for the year‑to‑date period ending March FY26, driven by lower grades and ore variability at Escondida and Spence. The miner expects total copper production to land in the upper half...
SECL Adds Another Highwall Miner From Gainwell Engineering at Sharda Coal Operation
On April 19, 2026 SECL inaugurated a new Gainwell Engineering GHWM300M highwall miner at the Sharda Open Cast Mine in its Sohagpur Area. The machine, designed for seams between 0.76 m and 5 m, promises a nine‑year production life and higher coal...
Cementation Africa Flexing Specialist Water Sealing Muscles in Underground Mining
Cementation Africa is leveraging its in‑house engineering expertise to deliver specialised water‑sealing solutions for underground mines across Africa and beyond. By combining geotechnical analysis, precision drilling and tailored cementitious or chemical grouts, the firm creates permanent barriers against groundwater ingress....
Cambria Drills Bonanza Gold at Premier
Cambria Gold Mines released initial assay results from a 27,000‑meter infill drill program at the Premier Gold Mine in British Columbia. Surface drilling in the 602 Zone returned a 0.5‑meter bonanza interval grading 552 g/t gold, while underground work in the...
Norway: Dry Well in License Awarded in 1985
Equinor and its partners drilled wildcat well 34/8‑A‑37 H in Norway’s 1985‑granted licence 120, located 140 km west of Florø. The well reached 3,081 m vertical and 6,662 m measured depth but was classified as dry despite hydrocarbon shows in the Statfjord and Lunde...
Commodity Traders Post Windfall Gains Amid Iran Conflict-Driven Market Turmoil
Commodity trading houses are logging multi‑billion‑dollar gains as the Iran conflict fuels extreme volatility in oil, copper and gold markets. Vitol alone is estimated to have earned about $2 bn in the first quarter, while Trafigura, Gunvor and Mercuria report record‑level...
Gold and Silver Surge as Hochschild Helps London’s Mining Stocks Shine
Hochschild Mining reported a near‑40% year‑on‑year jump in its average realizable gold price to $4,471 per ounce, propelling its FTSE 250 shares up more than 2%. The miner also disclosed an average silver price of $89.8 per ounce, more than double...
Abaxx Exchange Lists World’s First Solar Irradiance Futures Contract
Abaxx Exchange will list the Enwex Germany Solar (GSM) futures contract on April 23, marking the world’s first exchange‑cleared solar irradiance product. Developed by German energy exchange Enwex, the contract lets participants hedge Germany’s solar irradiance risk in a standardized,...
Gunfire and Gridlock Choke Hormuz
A Liberia‑flagged container ship was hit by IRGC gunfire 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman despite having permission to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has extended a land cease‑fire with Iran but kept a maritime blockade, boarding...
South32 Pumps Aluminium Output to Seize High Prices
South32 is ramping up aluminium production to profit from a four‑year high LME price of $3,557 per tonne, driven by Middle East‑related supply disruptions. Its Hillside smelter in South Africa is operating near technical limits but still posted a 3%...
BHP Now Expects Nearly 2M Tonnes Copper Production After Record Escondida Throughput
BHP reaffirmed its FY2026 outlook, citing record throughput at Chile’s Escondida mine and a 2% rise in Western Australia iron‑ore output. Copper production is now expected in the upper half of the 1.9‑2.0 million‑tonne guidance, driven by strong Antamina performance and...
Mining’s Transformative Power Spurred By Honest Engagement
Mines across Africa are emerging as catalysts for inclusive growth, leveraging renewable‑energy projects to spark local markets and technology adoption. At the Investing in African Mining Indaba, SRK Consulting’s Andrew van Zyl highlighted how mining firms act as first‑mover customers...
Hastings Eyes US$53M First-Year Revenue From Thai Rare Earths Plant
Hastings Technology Metals disclosed that its Kabin Buri hydromet plant in Thailand is on track to start producing mixed rare‑earth chloride (MREC) in Q4 2026, with unaudited first‑year revenue estimated at US$53.4 million (≈US$49 million). The 49% stake should generate about US$10.6 million...
Channel Seven’s Spotlight Digging for Dirt on Clean Energy Ignores Fundamental Facts and Basic Journalistic Standards | Temperature Check
Channel Seven’s prime‑time Spotlight program aired a 50‑minute exposé linking Australia’s renewable‑energy and battery‑storage expansion to “blood cobalt” from artisanal mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The report omitted critical context: the U.S. Geological Survey shows only about 10%...
DSV, United Airlines, Microsoft and Phillips 66 Ink Sustainable Aviation Fuel Deal
Global logistics firm DSV has struck a partnership with United Airlines, Microsoft and Phillips 66 to secure up to 41.6 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The deal, certified by ISCC and tracked via the SAFc Registry, is expected to cut...
Shell Faces New Climate Lawsuit Over Oil & Gas Drilling, Emissions
Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) has filed a new lawsuit against Shell, demanding the energy giant stop developing new oil and gas fields and progressively cut emissions between 2030 and 2050. The case builds on a 2021 Dutch court...
Gateway Hits End-of-Hole Gold at WA Yandal Play
Gateway Mining announced a 32‑metre gold intercept averaging 1.1 g/t from an air‑core hole at its Mustang prospect within the Yandal project in Western Australia. The drill also returned an 8‑metre high‑grade segment at 2.1 g/t, extending mineralisation 500 m north and pushing...
Delicate Extraction: Malaysia Offers Rare Earths Alternative to China
Australian miner Lynas is expanding its rare‑earth processing hub in Gebeng, Malaysia, aiming to grow its roughly 10% share of a market dominated 90% by China. The plant, the world’s largest single‑site processor, now handles 11 of the 17 rare...
Syntax Equips Fenix Gold Mine with ‘Future-Ready Digital Core’
Syntax, a global technology solutions provider, completed a six‑month SAP Cloud ERP transformation for Rio2 Limited’s 100%-owned Fenix gold mine in Chile. The new digital core unified finance, procurement and project accounting across Canada, Chile and Peru, delivering real‑time visibility,...
Foreign Companies Are Making Billions Off Australia’s Gas. It’s Time that Changed
Australia’s gas export boom has generated roughly A$149 billion (≈US$98 billion) in profits for multinational firms over the past four years, yet tax contributions remain minimal. A parliamentary inquiry is pushing a 25% export tax that could raise about A$17 billion (≈US$11 billion) annually...
Ghana: Ghana's Mining Law Aims to Stop Speculation but Leaves Communities in Limbo - Insights From a Lithium Case Study
Ghana’s parliament ratified the nation’s first lithium mining agreement in March 2026, partnering with Barari DV Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Australia’s Atlantic Lithium. The deal ends a three‑year legal moratorium that had frozen land‑use decisions for farming communities around...
Trump to Give Coal Industry More Handouts While Americans Pay
President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to funnel potentially hundreds of millions of dollars into the coal sector, adding a $525 million plant‑upgrade program. The move follows earlier administration actions that forced higher electric bills on consumers while subsidizing...
Judge Blocks Clean Water Act Permit for Mountaintop Removal Mine on Coal River Mountain
A U.S. District Court judge in West Virginia halted the Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean Water Act permit for the Turkeyfoot Surface Mine’s valley fills. The permit would have allowed Alpha Metallurgical Resources to dump mining spoil into more than...
Diet Coke Runs Dry in Indian Cities as Iran War Triggers Aluminium Can Shortage
Diet Coke is running out of stock in major Indian cities as the Iran war has choked the supply of aluminium beverage cans, the primary packaging for the diet soda. Importing cans from the UAE, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia now...
Iltani Resources Resumes Orient Silver-Indium Exploration After Queensland Wet Season
Iltani Resources (ASX:ILT) has re‑opened its Orient silver‑indium project in Queensland after a wet season that delivered 626 mm of rain. The company released VTEM drill results showing high‑grade intercepts, including up to 437 g/t silver and 265 g/t indium, suggesting a potential...
Iran Crisis: A Moment of Reckoning for European Aviation
The Iran‑related Middle East crisis has triggered a sharp rise in European airline ticket prices, with long‑haul fares climbing about $97 since the conflict began. The spike exposes the EU’s heavy reliance on imported fossil jet fuel—over 95% of which...
Mount Ridley Revisits Grass Patch Samples to Unlock Critical Minerals Upside
Mount Ridley Mines is re‑assaying about 3,300 historic drill pulps from its Grass Patch project to capture missed scandium, gallium and heavy rare earth element (HREE) values. The company consolidated decades of drilling data, identifying roughly 17,000 untested pulps for...
Australia’s UNSW Launches Solar Recycling Hub as PV Waste Set to Hit 100,000 Tonnes Annually by 2030
Australia’s University of New South Wales has opened the nation’s first dedicated solar‑module recycling research hub, funded with AU$5 million (US$3.6 million) from the Australian Research Council. The ARC Hub for Photovoltaic Solar Panel Recycling and Sustainability aims to develop technologies that...
EV Resources Strikes Gold Ahead of Maiden Drilling Campaign at Dollar Antimony Project
EV Resources (ASX:EVR) has verified gold assays of up to 3.88 g/t at its Dollar antimony project in Nevada, confirming high‑grade polymetallic potential. A comprehensive soil‑geochemistry program revealed up to 15.05% antimony and significant copper and silver grades across the Dollar...
Riversgold Gains Preliminary Heritage Clearance for Northern Zone
Riversgold has secured a preliminary heritage clearance for its 80 km² Northern Zone gold project near Kalgoorlie, confirming no heritage sites across the tenement. The clearance removes a key regulatory hurdle and paves the way for a final report in four...
GoldArc Plans Resource Growth After Record Leonora South Drilling Campaign
GoldArc Resources (ASX:GA8) completed a record drilling campaign at its Leonora South gold project, sinking 269 drillholes for 15,260 m. The effort spanned development, advanced RC and greenfields aircore programs across Eclipse, Orion, Sapphire and broader Kookynie targets. Partner Mineral Mining...
Impact Minerals Delivers High-Grade Assays From Phase 1 Drilling at Commonwealth Gold-Silver Project
Impact Minerals announced high‑grade assay results from its Phase 1 six‑hole drill program at the Commonwealth gold‑silver project in New South Wales. The standout intercept was 8 m grading 3.3 g/t gold, 186 g/t silver, 5.6% zinc, 2.2% lead and 0.12% copper, with even...
WA Gold Scoping Study Charts Path to Early Abercromby Production
WA Gold’s scoping study shows the Phase 1 Abercromby mine could generate $243‑$297 million in pre‑tax cash flow over a 4.5‑year horizon, with an initial 2‑year open‑pit delivering 24,000 oz and a subsequent 2.5‑year underground producing 90,000 oz of gold. The study assumes a...
Minrex Hands Reins to New CEO as Serbian Gold Adventure Begins
Minrex Resources has appointed veteran mining executive Max Piirto as chief executive following its merger with Electrum Discovery. The deal gives Minrex control of more than 700 km² of Serbian ground, highlighted by the Tlamino gold project that hosts a 670,000‑ounce gold...
Barton Gold Returns Peak Grades of 60g/T From Drilling at Challenger West Pit
Barton Gold (ASX:BGD) announced drill results from the Challenger West pit that returned a peak grade of 60 g/t gold, including a 3‑metre interval averaging 20.6 g/t and a 7‑metre interval averaging 2.01 g/t. The shallow, near‑surface mineralisation lies within the floor of...
Stellar Shouts Out Boost to Heemskirk Economics on Higher Tin Recoveries
Stellar Resources reported that metallurgical testwork at its Heemskirk project in Tasmania lifted tin recoveries at the Queen Hill deposit from roughly 62% to over 70%. The higher recovery rate supports the production of a clean concentrate grading between 42%...
New Monash-Rio Tinto Agreement Targets Improved Performance of Pilbara Rail Network
Monash University’s Institute of Railway Technology has signed a Master Supply Agreement with Rio Tinto to provide research and engineering services for the miner’s 2,000‑kilometre Pilbara rail network. The partnership will focus on enhancing the AutoHaul autonomous system through real‑time...
GBM Resources Confirms High-Grade Gold Outside of Existing Resource at Twin Hills
GBM Resources announced that its Stage 2 drilling at the Twin Hills project in Queensland has confirmed additional high‑grade gold mineralisation beyond the current resource at the Lone Sister prospect. The program, now 32% complete, returned 52 m at 2.77 g/t Au and 37 m at...