Commentary: Looking at 2020 and beyond for BC’s mineral industry
As the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) gears up for the 37th annual Mineral Exploration Roundup conference from Jan. 20 to 23, 2020, it is time to take stock of…
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Nevada Copper ships first copper concentrate from Pumpkin Hollow in Nevada
The first copper concentrate has been shipped from Nevada Copper’s (TSX: NCU) Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada to the company’s offtake partner Concord Resources. Production at the Pumpkin Hollow processing…
Nemaska Lithium files for creditor protection
Canada’s Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX) has filed for creditor protection after attempts over several months to find new investors and continue operations. The Montreal-based company is trying to avoid becoming…
AngloGold Ashanti and Iamgold to sell stakes in Sadiola mine in Mali
South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) and its joint-venture partner IAMGOLD (TSX: IMG) are selling their 82% stake in the Sadiola mine in Mali to Australia’s Allied Gold for US$105 million….
Commentary: Why 2020 will be good for juniors
It’s the start of a new year and decade. Cue all the flashbacks and predictions. The year ahead will mark the resurgence of the junior miner. We’re starting to see…
Kutcho Copper eyes feasibility study in mid-2020
Kutcho Copper (TSXV: KC; US-OTC: KCCFF) says it can complete a feasibility study on its namesake Kutcho project in north-central B.C. within seven months if it can raise $3 million….
Klondike Gold hunts for source of the Yukon Gold Rush
Few stories in mining history rival the lore of the Klondike Gold Rush. Photographs of hordes of fortune-seekers climbing the Chilkoot Pass in the late 1890s are some of the…
Lucara Diamond’s sales beat expectations
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) is the latest miner to inject some optimism into a depressed market that was hit this year by an unforeseen oversupply and increasing demand for lab-made…
Site visit: Growth ambitions undiminished for Brazil’s Nexa Resources
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — With prices down nearly 10% in 2019, now is not an easy time for zinc miners. Measured from the highs hit from March to April, the…
Gold Fields receives environmental permit for Salares Norte in Chile
The Atacama Environmental Assessment Commission has approved the environmental impact study on Gold Fields’ (NYSE: GFI) Salares Norte project in northern Chile — paving the way for the company to…
Merger talks between Endeavour Mining and Centamin deteriorate
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX: CEE; LON: CEY) has accused Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) of making it difficult for the company to assess the value of a potential business combination…
O3 Mining’s Jose Vizquerra has tough act to follow
When Jose Vizquerra was considering working full-time on exploration projects in Canada with Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK), the first thing he needed to know was whether he had the blessing…