US mining news

K2 Gold Corp. has signed an option agreement with Orogen Royalties Inc., to earn a 100% interest in Orogen’s Si2 gold project.

Rio Tinto has released it production results for 4Q21.

Calibre Mining Corp. has reported results from the remaining nine core holes completed during previous exploration programmes at the newly acquired Gold Rock project in Nevada, USA.

South32 Ltd has provided an update following the completion of a pre-feasibility study for the Taylor Deposit, which is the first development option at the company’s 100% owned Hermosa project located in Arizona, USA.

Ambler Metals LLC, the joint venture operating company equally owned by Trilogy Metals and a wholly-owned subsidiary of South32 Ltd, has approved the 2022 programme and budget of approximately US$28.5 million for the advancement of the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects (UKMP) located in Northwestern Alaska.

Calibre Mining Corp. and Fiore Gold Ltd has announced the successful completion of the transaction pursuant to which Calibre acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fiore.

Talon Metals Corp. has entered into an agreement with Tesla Inc. for the supply and purchase of nickel concentrate to be produced from the Tamarack Nickel Project.

Tectonic Metals Inc. has provided a summary of the company’s 2021 exploration activities and new project acquisition in Alaska, USA.

Thiess has been awarded its first mining services contract since establishing in the US earlier in 2021.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has finalised negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office for facility design and engineering in preparation for the construction and operation of a rare earth element separation and processing demonstration plant.