Tag: Mining

Rio Tinto
Untied Kingdom

Rio Tinto donates $1.5 million to support the people and community of Grindavík in Iceland

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rio Tinto has donated US$1.5 million to the Icelandic Red Cross to support the people and community of Grindavík in Iceland, who have been impacted by months of volcanic eruptions. Since December, a series of volcanic eruptions has left 3,800 people homeless and damaged the community’s water and electricity supplies. Residents of Grindavík and neighbouring communities continue to feel social and economic impacts from … Continue reading Rio Tinto donates $1.5 million to support the people and community of Grindavík in Iceland

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Rio Tinto
Australia, Untied Kingdom

Rio Tinto to invest in the world’s best technology startups

PERTH, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rio Tinto is teaming up with a leading global venture studio and start-up investor to back the development and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the mining industry, supporting the company’s efforts to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs. Rio Tinto will partner with Founders Factory and invest A$14.4 million in global pre-seed and seed stage start-ups over the next … Continue reading Rio Tinto to invest in the world’s best technology startups

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Lifezone Metals
United States

Lifezone Metals Announces Receipt of Licence from Government of Tanzania for the Kabanga Nickel Project Multi-Metal Processing Facility at Kahama

Kahama Area Formally Declared a Special Economic Zone Marks Another Important Step for Tanzania Towards Establishing Transformational Method of Metals Recovery and Full In-Country Beneficiation March 21, 2024 12:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lifezone Metals Limited’s (NYSE: LZM) Chief Executive Officer, Chris Showalter, is pleased to announce that the Company has received a Multi-Metal Processing Facility Licence from the Government of Tanzania to … Continue reading Lifezone Metals Announces Receipt of Licence from Government of Tanzania for the Kabanga Nickel Project Multi-Metal Processing Facility at Kahama

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COVIA
Global, United States

Covia Names Bruno Biasiotta as President and Chief Executive Officer

March 12, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time INDEPENDENCE, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Covia Holdings LLC (“Covia” or the “Company”), a leading provider of mineral-based and material solutions for the industrial and energy markets, today announced it has appointed Bruno Biasiotta as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of Covia’s Board of Directors, effective March 11, 2024. Mr. Biasiotta succeeds Andrew Eich, who has stepped down … Continue reading Covia Names Bruno Biasiotta as President and Chief Executive Officer

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Hecla
Global, United States

Hecla Appoints Director

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) today announced the appointment of Mark P. Board as a Director effective February 23, 2024. Mr. Board has been President of M Board Mining Consulting, LLC since 2020. Prior to that, he served as Vice President – Innovation and Technical Services for Hecla Limited, a subsidiary of Hecla Mining Company, from June 2014 until his retirement in June … Continue reading Hecla Appoints Director

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