North American mining news

Caterpillar is celebrating 130 years of earthmoving in South Milwaukee, harkening back to the original Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company manufacturing facility built in 1893.

E3 Lithium Ltd has successfully produced lithium carbonate, the last major step in a conventional process before conversion to battery quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has completed a first phase of sampling and property evaluation at its recently acquired Danny Boy Project.

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.