Barrick and Acacia have agreed to extend the deadline for Barrick to officially make its takeover offer for its Tanzanian former-subsidiary. Courtesy of Acacia Mining.

Welcome back to your weekly mining recap, where we catch you up on some of the news you may have missed. This week’s headlines include Barrick Gold and Acacia agreeing to extend the deadline for a potential buyout offer, Champion Iron releasing the results of its feasibility study for a Bloom Lake expansion and, after a decades-long court case, Teck is being forced to clean up environmental damage in Washington State.