JV Video: Dundee’s Clevr tech avoids cyanide in gold processing alternative
Dundee Corp.’s (TSX: DC-A) Clevr process, a cyanide-free method for gold recovery, could boost mining in regions where the toxin’s use is controversial or restricted,…
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Update: Victoria Gold loses control of Eagle as court appoints PwC as receiver
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) has been placed into receivership, meaning control of the company and its Eagle property in the Yukon are now in the…
Teck-Glencore JV aims to jumpstart stalled Minnesota project
NewRange Copper Nickel is embarking on a series of studies over the next year to assess whether new mining technology and sustainability developments can remove…
Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine site groundwater highly contaminated, Yukon government says
Groundwater flowing from Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine shows signs of high cyanide contamination, though much of the water is being contained on site…
Glencore scraps coal exit plan on investors’ pressure
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) followed shareholder opposition and scrapped on Wednesday plans to separate its coal division, which it had announced following its acquisition of assets…
Serbian president pumps brakes on lithium development after EU deal
Serbian top court ruled last month that the government’s decision in 2022 to revoke Rio Tinto’s permit for the Jadar project was unconstitutional.
Victoria Gold CEO says company won’t fold, contamination minor
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) says the danger of major contamination from its Eagle mine in the Yukon has passed and the company is financially solvent…
Rio Tinto open to major acquisitions to meet copper goals
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Wednesday it would contemplate a significant copper acquisition if it added exceptional value, but noted…
Podcast: ‘Our people can’t trust the land’—Chief Dawna Hope on Victoria Gold’s ongoing heap leach pad failure
This week’s episode features Chief Dawna Hope of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Chief Hope discusses her…
Yukon hires contractors to aid Eagle cleanup
The Yukon government is taking over more tasks in the cleanup effort at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine, as the company has missed more…
BC gold miners resume projects after wildfire
Mining activities affected by a wildfire in central British Columbia are set to resume after the provincial government lifted its evacuation order in certain areas….
Deep sea miner TMC plans to be ready to apply for licence
Canada’s The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) plans to be ready to apply for a licence to start mining the seabed before the end of this…