Liontown Resources enters $363m debt facility for lithium project ramp-up

Australia’s Liontown Resources said on Wednesday it has entered a A$550 million ($363.2 million) debt facility for the planned ramp-up and expansion of its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia.

New critical minerals facility for Queensland

Mining News Pro - Townsville is set to become home to Australia’s first critical minerals processing centre, the Queensland Resources Common User Facility (QRCUF).

Rio releases tailings facility details

Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has released information on 14 of its global tailings facilities, along with its progress toward conforming to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM).

IGO secure land for first integrated battery material facility in Western Australia

Mining News Pro - IGO Limited (ASX: IGO) and Wyloo Metals announced Friday that land has been secured at Kwinana for their proposed integrated battery material facility in Australia.

Canadian watchdog renews Cameco’s licence for nuclear fuel facility in Port Hope

Mining News Pro - Canada’s nuclear regulator said on Wednesday it has decided to renew Cameco Fuel Manufacturing’s licence for a nuclear fuel facility in Port Hope, Ontario for a 20-year period.

New solution aims to effectively monitor tailings facilities from space

Mining News Pro - A new solution that uses satellites and earth observation coupled with ground sensors to monitor mine tailings facilities was recently launched by a Tokyo-based company and a London-based startup.

World Gold Council sees positive 2023 outlook for gold amidst global uncertainty

Mining News Pro - Despite an “unusually high level of uncertainty” surrounding consensus expectations for 2023, on balance, a “mixed set of influences implies a stable but positive performance for gold,” the World Gold Council states in its Gold Outlook 2023: The global economy at a crossroads.

Lithium Americas breaks ground on lithium test facility in Nevada

Mining News Pro - Lithium Americas has marked the official opening of its lithium process testing facility located in Reno, Nevada, with a ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday. The company was joined by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and University of Nevada, Reno president Brian Sandoval.

New Wyoming facility to boost extraction of REEs from coal

Mining News Pro - Companies and researchers developing asphalt, graphene, graphite, agricultural char, and carbon fibre and extracting rare earths from coal and coal byproducts, now have a 9.5-acre site to work on their innovations.

Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in US

Mining News Pro - Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: LYC, OTC:LYSDY) announced Monday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lynas USA LLC, has signed a follow-on contract for approximately $120 million with the U.S. Department of Defense to establish a first of its kind commercial Heavy Rare Earths (HRE) separation facility in the United States.

Construction begins at Lynas processing facility

Mining News Pro - Lynas Rare Earths’ new processing facility has begun construction in Kalgoorlie, with Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston attending a sod-turning ceremony to mark the occasion.

Syrah Resources to expand Louisiana graphite processing facility

Mining News Pro - Australian industrial materials firm Syrah Resources will expand its Louisiana facility to process graphite used in electric vehicle batteries, U.S. state agency Louisiana Economic Development said on Tuesday.

Barrick brings North Mara tailings storage facility back to permitted design capacity

Mining News Pro - Gold and copper miner Barrick Gold reports that its Tanzania-based North Mara gold mine achieved its commitment to bring the operation’s tailings storage facility (TSF) pond back within its permitted design capacity by the end of 2021.

Lynas gets regulator nod for disposal facility in Malaysia

Mining News Pro - Lynas Rare Earths said on Thursday it has got environmental approvals from Malaysian authorities to build a permanent disposal facility for water leached purification residue in the country.

First Cobalt aims to create specialist EV battery materials facility in North America

Mining News Pro - Canada’s First Cobalt aims to create North America’s first specialist facility for producing electric vehicle battery materials such as cathode chemicals, it said on Sunday, as it announced a name change to Electra Battery Materials.

Barrick Gold warns Pueblo Viejo to shut without new tailings storage facility

Mining News Pro - Canada’s Barrick Gold, the world’s second largest producer of the precious metal, has warned that mining at its Pueblo Viejo operation in the Dominican Republic could finish this year and production in 2030 if a new tailings storage facility (TSF) doesn’t get approved.

Minerals Council South Africa developing 2050 Net Zero Action Plan

Mining News Pro - The Minerals Council South Africa is developing a Net Zero 2050 Action Plan and pathway towards achieving the goal of net zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions.

Govt establishes A$2bn critical minerals loan facility

Mining News Pro - The federal government will establish a A$2-billion loan facility for Australian critical minerals projects.

Austin to transform design and manufacturing facilities in Perth

Mining News Pro - Austin Engineering will upgrade and automate the design and manufacturing facilities at its Perth hub as part of a $6.5 million investment.

Komatsu training facility fights WA skills shortage

Mining News Pro - Komatsu has revealed plans to build a $6 million training facility in Perth, with completion scheduled before mid-2022 to help alleviate Western Australia’s skills shortage.

GR Engineering to build Bardoc processing facility

Bardoc Gold has named GR Engineering Services as preferred contractor to construct the processing plant for its namesake project in Western Australia.

WesTrac adds third facility to Rio Tinto services

Mining News Pro - WesTrac’s Geraldton facility will rebuild dozens of Rio Tinto’s Pilbara-based heavy machines until 2025, as part of a project organised by the Mid West Development Commission (MWDC).

Altech launches German R&D facility

Mining News Pro - High purity alumina (HPA) producer Altech Chemicals has officially opened its research and development (R&D) workshop at the DOCK3 industrial development center, in Saxony, Germany.

Lucara signs $220m senior debt facilities to expand its Karowe mine

Mining News Pro - Canadian miner Lucara Diamond has signed loan documentation in relation to its previously announced senior secured project financing debt package of $220-million between Lucara Botswana as the borrower and a syndicate of five mandated lead arrangers (MLAs).

White Mesa mill ships rare earths to Neo’s Estonia facility

Mining News Pro - The first container of about 20 t of mixed rare earth carbonate produced at Energy Fuels’ White Mesa mill, in Utah, has been shipped to Neo Performance Materials’ rare earth separation facility in Estonia, the companies announced on Wednesday.

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