Pure Gold ramps up mill, fine tunes underground ops
With the mill at Pure Gold Mining’s (TSXV: PGM) PureGold mine in Red Lake ramped up to its 800 tonne-per-day nameplate capacity, the new producer…
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Hudbay makes copper discovery near Rosemont in Arizona
When Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) acquired Augusta Resources in September 2014 the key objective was to advance its Rosemont copper project, which if…
Inuit women working in mining report high levels of sexual harassment
A recent survey by Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada reveals that Inuit women in the mining industry experience a high level of sexual harassment at…
The View from England: Batteries are a welcome spark for the mining sector
The international mining industry is in the early stages of the biggest collective boost it has received for almost 50 years. Arguably, the most recent…
Novo Resources releases PEA for Beatons Creek in Australia
Novo Resources (TSX: NVO; US-OTC: NSRPF) has released a preliminary economic assessment for the company’s 100%-owned Beatons Creek gold project near the town of Nullagine in…
Stars are aligning for uranium price rally
The uranium market is emerging from years in the doldrums as the overhang from the nuclear disaster in Japan is cleared and global demand picks…
Piedmont Lithium completes US$122.5 million financing
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) has raised US$122.5 million in a public offering, issuing 1.75 million of its American Depository Receipts (ADS) with each ADS…
Kirkland Lake expects Detour to produce up to 900koz annually by 2032
Miner Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) expects its Detour Lake open pit mine in northern Ontario to reach a gold output…
Red Chris resource from Newcrest confirms block cave potential
With a prefeasibility study expected for the Red Chris mine in B.C. by the end of September, Australia-based operator Newcrest (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) has…
Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially begun operations at Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC), a state-owned company with monopoly rights to the…
Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has concluded the sale of its nickel and cobalt operations in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, to a consortium…
Miners on TSX and TSXV raised $4.8B in private placements last year
Osisko Development Corp.’s (TSXV: ODV) $100 million private placement in December, raised to further the development of its Cariboo gold project in British Columbia, closed…