New kids book aims to get girls into mining
Move over Dora the Explorer — another Latina heroine and adventurer is here and she’s ready to teach kids about mining. Like Dora, Ana likes…
First Quantum Minerals
Panama to hold referendum on First Quantum contract, halts new projects
Panama will hold a referendum in December to decide the fate of Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) Cobre Panama copper mine, and has also…
First Quantum’s 20-year deal on Cobre Panama is now official
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says the law governing the mining concession for its Cobre Panama copper mine was passed and published in the Official…
First Quantum’s Panama contract issues are minor: BMO
More contract negotiations between Panama’s government and First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) won’t impact operations at the giant Cobre Panama copper mine and should be…
Hudbay Minerals closes second quarter with $14.9 million loss
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) reported a net loss of $14.9 million in the second quarter of the year as the Canadian company allocated…
JV Article: Denarius Metals develops high-grade projects in Spain and Colombia
Mine builder Serafino Iacono has made his mark in Colombia. At his former company, Gran Colombia Gold, he took the troubled Segovia gold project, which…
TSX closes higher during June 12-16 trading week
Over the June 12-16 trading period, the S&P/ TSX Composite Index inched 83.31 points or 0.42% higher, to 19,975.37. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained…
Industry mourns the loss of industry giant Stuart ‘Tookie’ Angus
Sympathies continue to pour in following the passing last week of industry veteran Stuart ‘Tookie’ Angus. Angus was a prominent figure on Vancouver’s Howe Street…
First Quantum, government reach deal on Cobre Panama
First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) shares rose Wednesday after the company said its local unit Minera Panama inked a draft concession contract with the Panamanian…
Talks with First Quantum making headway, Panama says
Panama’s government said negotiations with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) about agreeing on a contract for the company’s Cobre Panama copper complex have shown signs…
First Quantum takes misleading stance, Panama says
The government of Panama expressed its discontent on Wednesday with the latest investor update given by First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) about the Cobre Panama…
World to face 8-million tonne copper deficit by 2032, Codelco warns
Codelco, the world’s biggest copper producer, warned on Thursday that global shortages of the metal may reach 8 million tonnes by 2032, as soaring demand…