Ero Copper reports new copper zone below Vermelhos mine in Brazil
Ero Copper (TSX: ERO) says it has identified a new zone of mineralization at its Vermelhos project, an underground mine under development in Brazil and part of the company’s MCSA…
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Glencore’s board approves pay package for Nagle
Glencore’s board approved on Thursday the proposed pay package for incoming chief executive Gary Nagle, despite coming under fire from proxy groups and some investors in recent weeks. Nagle, who…
Northern Dynasty releases ESG for Pebble project
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE:NAK), the company behind the controversial Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in Alaska, has released an environmental, social and governance (ESG) report for the proposed mine, as…
Report looks at recycling battery metals to meet rising demand
A new report suggests that recycled metals could meet a significant part of the rising demand from electric vehicles (EVs), decreasing some of the need for new mine supply. The…
US Department of Energy provides funds for First Cobalt’s Iron Creek project
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute is giving Toronto-based junior First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) US$600,000 over two years for research on mineral processing techniques for the…
Barrick readies to open Loulo-Gounkoto underground mine
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD), the world’s second-largest bullion miner, said a third underground mine at the company’s giant Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali has reached its first mining level and…
Arctic Star unearths new kimberlites at Diagras
Since beginning drilling this year at its Diagras joint-venture project in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, earlier this month, Arctic Star Exploration (TSXV: ADD) has already found two new kimberlites….
Ontario budget boosts funding for exploration, mine rescue
The Ontario government is launching a new program to fund junior exploration in the province and upping financial support for the Ontario Mine Rescue program. The province’s 2021 budget, which…
JV Article: Metamorphosis at Northern Vertex’s Moss gold mine in Arizona
When Northern Vertex (TSXV: NEE, US-OTC: NHVCF) released its first quarter production results of 9,912 gold equivalent ounces at its wholly owned Moss gold mine in Mohave County, Arizona on…
Fortuna Silver to buy Roxgold in US$884 million deal
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is buying Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) in an all-share deal valued at about $1 billion (US$884.32 million), as strong gold prices spurs a wave…
Amex drill results outline ‘highly predictable and continuous’ gold system at Perron
Drilling at Amex Exploration‘s (TSXV: AMX) Perron gold project, 110 km north of Rouyn-Noranda in Quebec, continues to deliver both high-grade gold and longer sections of broad, near surface gold…
RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest gold mines
Despite being adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, global gold production still surpassed 100 million ounces in 2020 and is expected to bounce back this year as economies continue to recover…