Dia Bras latest to grapple with opposition in Peru
The road to Dia Bras Exploration’s (DLB-V) Yauricocha mine in Peru’s Yauyos province is now open after a blockade was cleared.
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Letters to the editor: Kudos for the balance
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Letter to the editor: New Prosperity plan is environmentally sound: Taseko CEO
I read the editorial submission of Chief Marilyn Baptiste, of the Xeni Gwet’in band of the Tsilhqot’in National Government, in last week’s issue (TNM, Nov. 7-13, 2011). It purported to list eight reasons why Taseko Mines’ resubmitted…
Editorial: Oppenheimer out
The decisive, US$5-billion exit of the storied Oppenheimer family from its 40% controlling interest in De Beers brings to a close a century of history in the global diamond trade.
Fronteer spin-off Pilot Gold busy with the drill
Just six months into its new corporate life, Vancouver-based gold explorer Pilot Gold (PLG-T) has already drilled 60,000 metres at nine projects on two continents.
Western Potash passes another milestone
Western Potash (WPX-T) has put a spotlight on its Milestone potash project in Saskatchewan with a positive prefeasibility study (PFS) estimating annual production at 2.8 million tonnes for at least 40 years. This has some analysts speculating…
De Beers sale to shake up industry
Anglo American’s (AAL-L) agreement to pay $5.1 billion in cash for the Oppenheimer family’s 40% stake in De Beers will have a profound impact on the diamond industry, executives and analysts say.
The Red Back team returns at Atacama
The former Red Back Mining team led by Richard Clark has returned to advance Atacama Minerals (AAM-V), using the same strategies they used to build Red Back from a junior with a $50-million market cap into a West African gold producer…
Xstrata funds Raglan expansion
Raglan at Quebec’s northern limit in Nunavik is one of the world’s highest grading nickel mines. In August, Xstrata Nickel, one of Xstrata’s (XTA-L) global business units, approved a US$530-million extension project at that will develop the…
Newmont’s Hope Bay nears construction decision
When you’re 685 km northeast of Yellowknife, or 160 km above the Arctic Circle, just about everything costs more than it does down south.
Commentary: Traversing the Far North’s legal landscape
Mining companies investing for the first time in Canada’s Far North may find the experience unlike any other. This holds true not only for foreign corporations, but also for companies familiar with mining in Southern Canada.
Pretium’s Quartermain a gold bug all along
Many people often think of me as a silver-focused individual,” Pretium Resources (PVG-T) president and CEO Robert Quartermain told a crowd of around 150 in his opening remarks at a recent Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia…