Taseko Mines to move ahead with Arizona copper project
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) said the Florence town council in Arizona has decided not to appeal the Aquifer protection permit (APP) for the company’s Florence copper…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 220: Andrew Cheatle on how mining can contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals
This week’s episode features advisor Andrew Cheatle in discussion with Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Global Mining Symposium. Andrew explains how mining companies can practically contribute to…
Probe Metals drills 10.4 metres of 7.3 g/t gold at Monique within Val d’Or East
Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) has released assay results for 12 holes drilled as part of its 2020 expansion drill program within the Monique property at its Val d’Or…
SilverCrest secures US$120M facility for Las Chispas, enters into EPC contract
As it looks to a construction decision for its flagship Las Chispas silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico, SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE-AM: SILV) has announced that it has entered into…
Victoria Gold’s new credit facilities expected to lower carrying costs in 2021
Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX) says an agreement with a syndicate of banks for a secured US$200 million debt facility will cut carrying costs by about 50% in 2021. The credit…
Pure Gold becomes Canada’s newest gold producer
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM; LSE: PUR; US-OTC: LRTNF) poured its first gold in the final week of 2020 at its PureGold mine in Red Lake, Ontario and the company…
Over 3,000 diamonds recovered from Star-Orion South project in Saskatchewan
Star Diamond (TSX: DIAM) has recovered 3,534 diamonds weighing 210.68 carats from its ninth bulk sample trench excavated on the Star kimberlite at the Star-Orion South project in north-central Saskatchewan,…
McEwen Mining completes feasibility for Fenix in Mexico
A feasibility study has outlined a nine and a half year mine life for McEwen Mining’s (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) 100%-owned Fenix project in Sinaloa state, Mexico. The Fenix project…
Fitch forecasts rebound in zinc production
Global zinc mine output will recover in the coming years following several years of decline, Fitch Solutions forecasts in its latest industry report, adding that after contracting by almost 10%…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 219: Top 5 themes of 2020 and Haywood’s David Elliott on junior mining, M&A and ESG
This week’s episode features Haywood Securities vice president and director David Elliott, who discusses junior mining, ESG, jurisdiction and M&A with Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Global…
Cobalt may substitute platinum in fuel cells
A team led by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States have designed a highly active catalyst that contains cobalt interspersed with nitrogen and carbon and…
Anti-mining activists attack Curimining worker in Ecuador
A group of anti-mining activists attacked a worker that leads community relations for Curimining, the Ecuadorian company in charge of developing the Curipamba copper-gold project, held by Adventus Mining (TSXV:…