Hudbay, unions reach deal for Arizona copper project
Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has reached a labour agreement with union leaders to construct the Copper World mine in Arizona. The agreement marks a key step in the…
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Atlantic Mining sees Touquoy mine as green energy hub
Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia, a subsidiary of St Barbara (ASX: SBM), has kicked off a program to explore the feasibility of converting the now closed Touquoy gold mine in Moose…
Underground protest ends at Sibanye in South Africa
An underground sit-in at Sibanye-Stillwater‘s (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) Kroondal platinum operations in South Africa in its Kwezi shaft has ended, the company said, with all employees leaving the mine safely…
New technocrat Mexican leader unlikely pro-mining even as she replaces ‘whim and bombast’
Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist, won Mexico’s election to become the country’s first female leader and is expected to continue the anti-mining policies of outgoing President Andres Manuel López Obrador. …
MacDonald Mines pulls assays linked to former CEO Yarie, echoing Red Pine
Another Canadian gold junior who had Quentin Yarie as a former CEO is withdrawing its assays on a project because of inconsistencies. MacDonald Mines Exploration (TSX-V: BMK; US-OTC: MCDMF) said…
Red Pine plans new resource, downplays alleged assay fraud at Ontario gold project
Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX, US-OTC: RDEXF) says its ex-CEO did more reputational damage than harm to the company’s Wawa gold project in northern Ontario when he allegedly altered hundreds of…
CIM: Responsible mining, resource management from a 12-year old’s view
At 12 years old, Nivritti Vikram already knows what many adults don’t – that when it comes to the products we use and the food we consume – if it’s…
Cameco’s Gitzel explains uranium strategy
Tim Gitzel, president and CEO of uranium producer Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), recounted the ups downs of the nuclear industry as he described the company’s approach at The Northern Miner’s Energy…
Video: Rio Tinto’s Mehta on how sustainability is driving mining’s big shifts
Angelina Mehta, general manager for joint ventures with Rio Tinto Aluminum, has seen some big changes in the mining sector over her 27 years in the business. One of the…
Barrick’s Mali mine feeds Russian war machine, advocacy group says
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) faced criticism outside its annual general meeting on Tuesday in Toronto for supporting Malian rulers with ties to Russia. The operator of the Loulo-Gounkoto…
UK law firm backs Madagascar villagers against Rio Tinto in mine pollution claim
Residents say the QMM ilmenite mine has contaminated surrounding lakes and waterways with toxic metals.
Video: Douglas Silver on the clash between NPV and ESG
There’s an inherent conflict between the way mining investments are valued and environmental social and governance (ESG) principles, says mining veteran Douglas Silver. Net present value (NPV), the dominant metric…