Candente Copper envisages 28-year, open-pit mine at Canariaco Norte in Peru
Candente Copper (TSX: DNT; BVL: DNT; US-OTC: CDOUF) expects to produce 173 million lb. copper a year from its 100% owned Cañariaco Norte copper-gold-silver project…
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BC rejects permit for Morrison copper-gold mine, again
The Canadian province of British Columbia has once again denied an environmental permit for the proposed Morrison copper-gold mine on a First Nation’s territory, citing…
Centamin takes charge of Sukari underground gold mine
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX:CEE; LSE: CEY) is shifting underground operations at its flagship Sukari mine from a contractor to an owner-operated model, effective immediately. The…
Bam deposit grows to 1.5 million oz gold with Landore’s new resource estimate
Landore Resources (AIM: LND) has released new resource numbers for the Bam gold deposit at its 100%-owned Junior Lake project 235 km northeast of Thunder…
Analysts weigh in on Osisko Development’s Utah gold mine acquisition
Less than two weeks after revealing its intention to add a new gold project to its list of assets, Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV) is getting…
Ontario confirms link between Parkinson’s and McIntyre powder historically inhaled by miners
The Ontario government has formally recognized that an aluminium and aluminium oxide powder called McIntyre powder, which many Ontario miners were required to inhale as…
Benchmark drills high-grade gold and silver near surface at Cliff Creek
Benchmark Metals (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: BNCHF) has drilled 73.6 grams gold per tonne and 1,738.5 grams silver per tonne over 3.1 metres at its Cliff…
Triple Flag acquires royalty on Monarch’s Beaufor gold mine in Quebec
Monarch expects the mine to return to production by June 2022.
BHP to cut emissions by 30% with first LNG-powered bulk carrier
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has taken a key step towards its goal of reaching net-zero by 2050 after receiving the first of…
MMG to halt Las Bambas copper mine by Feb 20 amid fresh blockade
MMG (HKG: 1208) said today that it will have to halt production at its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru by February 20, following a…
Peru copper output up almost 7% despite social unrest
Copper output in Peru, the world’s second-largest producer after Chile, increased almost 7% to 2.3 million tonnes in 2021 despite several protests that paralyzed some…
Top mining association to set up protocol to tackle discrimination, sexism by year-end
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) plans to introduce measures that will “propel” its members to be “more transparent” on issues like sexual harassment and…