SSR Mining acquires past producers
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) is acquiring from Newmont Goldcorp (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) and Fairmile Gold Mining two past-producing gold operations to the south of its Marigold mine…
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Orvana completes study on Taguas in Argentina
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Orvana Minerals’ (TSX: OR) Taguas gold project, 25 km north of Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) Veladero mine in Argentina, envisions a conventional…
Commentary: It’s time for a few more crazy ideas
In his 2016 memoir, Nike founder Phil Knight recalls being 24 years old and having what he calls a “crazy idea.” He writes: “That morning in 1962, I told myself:…
Glencore confirms 19 artisanal miners dead in DRC
Glencore (LON: GLEN) says 19 illegal artisanal miners have died, “with possible further unconfirmed fatalities,” when two galleries caved in at Kamoto Copper Co.’s KOV open-pit copper mine in the…
Orla completes study on Camino Rojo in Mexico
Orla Mining’s (TSX: OLA) Camino Rojo open-pit project in Zacatecas, Mexico, would produce 97,000 oz. gold annually over seven years and could be built for US$123 million, a new feasibility…
Glencore to support First Cobalt’s refinery in Ontario
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has taken a major step toward becoming the only producer of refined cobalt in North America. The company, which plans to restart its hydrometallurgical…
Global Energy Metals expands Nevada footprint
Global Energy Metals (TSXV: GEMC; US-OTC: GBLEF) struck an option agreement in January with Nevada Sunrise Gold (TSXV: NEV) to acquire 85% of the historic Lovelock cobalt mine and nearby…
US Dept. of Commerce recommends uranium quota: Bloomberg report
Shares of Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) and Ur-Energy (TSX: URE) moved higher on a report from Bloomberg that the U.S. Department of Commerce is recommending that Washington take measures to…
Metals Commentary: Chromium markets suppressed with ongoing surplus ore supply, says Roskill
The following is an edited release by London-based metals market consultants Roskill. For more information, visit www.roskill.com. The current price for primary South African chrome ore of around US$170 per…
Argentina court upholds glacier protection law
SANTIAGO, CHILE — In a landmark ruling, Argentina’s Supreme Court has upheld radical legislation to protect the country’s glaciers, with major implications for the mining industry. The 2012 law aims…
Lucara has two-pronged growth plan, CEO Eira Thomas says
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The following is an edited excerpt of an interview with Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) president and CEO Eira Thomas, carried out by Dean MacPherson, head of…
Integra upgrades resource at DeLamar in Idaho
In less than 18 months since acquiring the DeLamar project in southwestern Idaho, Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) has upgraded 90% of its global resource from the inferred to…