Yukon legislators grill PwC over Eagle Gold cleanup
A manager for the disaster-stricken Eagle mine in Yukon on Wednesday described for the legislative assembly the huge amount of work remaining in the cleanup effort. After the heap-leach pad…
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Pampa Metals confirms new porphyry breccia system at Piuquenes East
Pampa Metals (CSE: PM; US-OTC: PMMCF) announced Wednesday the discovery of a new porphyry copper-gold breccia system at Piuquenes East in San Juan, northwest Argentina. Drill hole PIU-06 cut 98…
Strong drill results bode well for AbraSilver’s mid-year Diablillos update
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; OTCQX: ABBRF) released assays Tuesday from the Diablillos project in Salta, northwest Argentina, showing mineralization extends beyond the pit boundary. At the JAC Extension zone, hole…
Sierra Madre shifts to producer as mining restarts at Mexico’s Coloso mine
Sierra Madre Gold and Silver (TSXV: SM; US-OTC: SMDRF) started mining at its Coloso mine in central Mexico on Tuesday. This comes four months after it resumed commercial operations at…
Video: Mining sector raises $11M for glioblastoma research at Daffodil ball
The mining sector helped raise $10.85 million Saturday to launch a five-year pan-Canadian glioblastoma research program, lifting the Daffodil Ball’s 29-year total to $38.85 million. Adam Lundin spoke in honour…
Zeus books bonanza silver grab samples at Great Western site in Idaho
Zeus North America Mining (CSE: ZEUS; US-OTC: ZUUZF) reported rock grab samples grading as high as 7,300 grams silver per tonne and 4.25% copper at its Great Western property in…
RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…
Site visit: Fortuna Mining drives value at Lindero pit
In a lunar-like landscape high in the Argentinian Andes, workers in white hazmat suits pace the cyanide-damp heap-leach pad. They have begun stacking ore on a second stage of Fortuna…
PDAC video: Former Tahltan president pushes for Indigenous stakes in mining deals
Indigenous communities need to take charge of talks with mining companies and the government, Chad Norman Day, former president of the Tahltan First Nation in British Columbia, says. The mining…
PDAC video: American Pacific aims to ride U.S. home-grown copper wave
Two American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD; OTCQX: USGDF) projects in the U.S. may help meet Washington’s need for metal supply security, CEO Warwick Smith says. “Having this domestic supply is…
PDAC video: Seequent enables data control for miners with Evo launch, CEO says
Seequent has launched its cloud-based Evo platform to digitally connect geoscience data environments, CEO Graham Grant said in a video interview. Seequent built Evo to solve a problem its first…
Spotlight: Latin America projects to watch – Part 2
Latin America is well-known for its long mining history and rich mineral endowment. This is the second part of two, highlighting four companies with exciting assets to watch. The first…