Codelco names mining veteran Braim Chiple as CCO
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco has named Braim Chiple as its new chief commercial officer, the latest among top positions changes in the past year, as the miner grapples with…
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Sayona Quebec CEO out as lithium miner looks to slash costs
Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA; US-OTC: SYAXF) is responding to the rout in lithium prices with a cost review of its North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Quebec. The project is…
Aclara study pegs Brazil rare earths project NPV at US$1.2B
Initial capital costs for Aclara Resources‘ (TSX: ARA) Carina Module rare earths project in Brazil are estimated at US$576 million, with a US$1.2 billion net present value (NPV), according to…
Diavik crash survivor is electrician with baby
The lone survivor of a plane crash that killed six people on their way to Rio Tinto‘s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Diavik diamond mine has been identified as…
Bank of Montreal axes homophobic mining bankers
The Bank of Montreal fired four of its mining investment bankers last week because of verbal attacks on a colleague, The Globe and Mail reported on Thursday. The bank conducted…
BHP diverts shipments to avoid Red Sea attacks
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) is diverting some of its shipments from Asia to Europe away from the Red Sea due to the increase in drone and missile…
Falco deal with Glencore paves way for Horne 5 development
Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC) shares gained as much as 41% today on news of an agreement with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) that will allow it to use part of Glencore’s lands…
Endeavour Silver on track for year-end start at Terronera in Mexico
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) is pushing ahead to start its Terronera silver-gold project in Jalisco state, Mexico, by the end of this year. However, the miner raised its…
McClean Lake uranium mine headed for 2025 restart
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE: DNN) and joint venture partner Orano Canada said on Wednesday they will restart the McClean Lake mine, located in the uranium-rich Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan,…
Plane crash kills 6 on way to Rio Tinto diamond mine in northern Canada
A jet crash in the Northwest Territories killed four passengers and two crew members on its way to Rio Tinto‘s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Diavik diamond mine, officials…
Gahcho Kué diamond sales fall on weaker demand
Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; US-OTC: MPVD) says lower prices and demand from India and China depressed sales by 15% last year from the Gahcho Kué mine in the Northwest…
Iamgold shares rise as miner meets guidance and Côté startup nears
Iamgold‘s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) shares jumped on Tuesday after the Toronto-based company released positive preliminary full-year and fourth-quarter 2023 production results, along with updates on progress at its nearly…