Wabtec Corporation today announced an order for Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives from SimFer, a joint venture among the Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto, and Chalco Iron Ore Holdings. The order, valued at $277 million, will provide a locomotive fleet to service the rail operations for the Simandou high-grade iron ore project, located in the east of Guinea. SimFer Managing Director Chris Aitchison said: “Our new partnership with Wabtec represents an importan

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company is pleased to announce the sale of Niles Iron & Metal Company, a leading regional scrap metal recycler, to Charter Manufacturing, a diversified metals manufacturer. BGL's Metals & Advanced Metals Manufacturing investment banking team served as the exclusive financial advisor to Niles Iron in the transaction. The transaction highlights BGL's experience advising businesses that operate in the ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal processing ind

Ero Copper Corp. is deeply saddened to confirm the tragic loss of a member of its team, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a light-duty truck accident at the Caraíba Operations. A second team member is in critical condition. Details surrounding the incident, which occurred in a non-operational area on surface, are still under investigation. In response to this tragedy, the Company immediately activated its emergency response and safety protocols which included suspending

Trigon Metals Inc. has executed its plans to address a temporary setback in its underground pumping progress by replacing the failed dewatering pump at the Company’s Kombat mine in Namibia. Please refer to news release dated July 18, 2024 “Trigon Metals Stabilizes Water Levels and Maintains Uninterrupted Production from Underground at Kombat Mine, Namibia”.  The replacement pump body was installed on July 26, 2024 and started pumping water from the mine on Jul

A University of Lincoln research study supported by British Steel and Lapwing Energy has been shortlisted in the Research with Impact category at the forthcoming Green Gown Awards. The awards, now in their 20th year, recognise exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK and Ireland. The research is investigating whether a man-made charcoal or ‘biochar’ might be suitable as a coal replacement. We are helping to steer

The Global Aluminum UBC Scrap Recycling Market Size is Expected to Hold a Significant Share by 2033, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 7.9% during the projected period. Aluminium UBC (Used Beverage Can) scrap recycling is the gathering, sorting, and processing of used and discarded aluminium cans. These cans are an excellent resource for recyclable materials because aluminium is totally recyclable without losing quality. Presenting the concept of aluminium recycling as part of a circular ec

NorthWest Copper  is pleased to announce the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held July 25, 2024. Shareholders voted in favour of all items put forward by the Company. Directors Maryantonett Flumian, Adam Manna and James Steel were all re-elected to the Board, and Enrico De Pasquale was elected to the Board. Shareholders also voted in favour of (i) re-appointing KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing dir

Electra Battery Materials Corporation announces a new copper showing in proximity to its Iron Creek Project, and provides an update on its Idaho exploration activities. Electra’s 2023 field program discovered a previously unknown copper surface showing, the Malachite Hill Copper Showing, on an unexplored boundary area of the Redcastle Agreement claims portion of the Idaho properties. Electra has signed an amendment to the Redcastle Property Agreement to extend its two main exploration e

Osisko Metals Incorporated., is pleased to provide an update on the activities being carried out this summer as part of the development of the Gaspé Copper project. Mr. Robert Wares, President and CEO of Osisko Metals, commented: “Since the beginning of the summer, significant work has been completed marking key advances in our efforts to eventually re-open the mine. Our 2024 drilling program is progressing well, as is surface water characterization of the mine site and

Dore Copper Mining Corp. completed two drill holes totaling 1,392 meters which successfully extended the Southwest Zone of the former Cedar Bay copper-gold mine located in the Chibougamau mining camp, approximately 5 kilometers by road from its Copper Rand mill. The Southwest Zone is located 300 meters to the southwest of the Cedar Bay mine Main Zone and was partially developed in late 1960s by Campbell Chibougamau Mines Limited on two levels  right to the property limit with P