North American mining news

Uranium Energy has announced that it has closed a purchase agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada to acquire a portfolio of exploration-stage projects in the Athabasca Basin.

Bowman has been awarded more than US$1.7 million in two new engineering and survey contracts for separate mining projects in Southern Arizona.

The directors of Thor Energy Plc have announced that all approvals have been granted for drilling at the company’s Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain projects.

Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine is set to build the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories that will generate approximately 4200 MWh of carbon-free electricity annually.

Stantec has been selected by First Mining Gold (FMG) to lead the environmental baseline programme for its Duparquet Gold Project in Duparquet, Quebec.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has provided an update on the ongoing activities at its Palmer Project near Haines, Alaska.

Volt Lithium Corp. announces strategic collaborations with nanotechnology labs to accelerate North American lithium production and environmentally conscious water management.

The state-of-the-art facility will manufacture zero-emission products for heavy-duty applications in mining and rail.

Micromine has successfully implemented its innovative fleet management system (FMS) and mine control solution, Micromine Pitram, at Nevada Gold Mines’ new Goldrush underground mine.

Metso has been awarded orders for the delivery of grinding plant equipment to Origin Mining Co., LLC’s brownfield Mineral Park Mill Restart Project in the US.