Agnico Eagle taps Mexico workforce for Macassa
As miners struggle to find skilled labour, few companies are open about hiring workers outside Canada to meet their needs. Few that is, except for Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM;…
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Video: Tahltan Nation offers heavy equipment training in mobile simulators
The Tahltan Nation is rolling out schooling for licences in hauling trucks, bulldozers and loaders, a vice president of the Indigenous group’s development company says in a new video. A…
SSR Mining SVP is latest company figure detained over mine disaster
An executive of SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; ASX: SSR) in charge of its operations in Turkey has been detained by authorities following last week’s gold mine disaster, reports Sky News….
Video: Azimut CEO bullish on Quebec lithium, copper and gold prospects
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) plans to undertake up to 10 concurrent exploration programs across Quebec’s largest portfolio of copper, gold and lithium exploration assets, says president and CEO…
Optimism for metals clashes with reality for juniors ahead of PDAC
Increasing funding for battery metal and uranium projects versus gold brings home the global energy transition but big financing deals for preproduction companies have almost disappeared, new figures show ahead…
Video: Amy Parent brings reconciliation into focus
The recent ‘rematriation’ of a Nisga’a memorial totem pole from Scotland, led by community leader Dr. Amy Parent, has value for the mining industry as it grapples with Indigenous rights…
New study saves US$1B in upfront cost as SolGold shops Cascabel project
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has managed to slash the upfront cost of its 100%-owned Cascabel project in Ecuador while the company continues to explore the potential sale of its…
Ontario’s newest gold mine, Côté, to start production next month, Iamgold says
Iamgold‘s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) 60%-owned Côté gold mine, in Sudbury, Ont., is set to enter production in March, the company said on Thursday. The project entered 2023 with construction about 64%…
Attack on B2Gold employee convoy kills three in Mali
Three B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) employees are dead after an attack on the bus transporting them from the company’s Fekola mine to Mali’s capital, Bamako. Several other employees were…
Video: Ex-Sprott CEO at SCP Resource Finance explains commodities vs stocks divergence
Peter Grosskopf, the former CEO of Sprott who turned its investment banking unit into a separate company focused on junior mining stocks, says large institutional investors are handicapped by liquidity…
Peru approves US$2B Antamina copper mine expansion
Peru’s environmental watchdog has granted Antamina, the country’s largest copper-zinc mine, a long-awaited permit that allows it to kick off a US$2 billion expansion to extend the operation’s productive life…
Strong metals and mining M&A activity to continue over 2024 — report
The industry saw a significant rise in M&A activity across metals and mining companies in 2023 driven by the global energy transition, a theme Fitch Solutions expects to continue in…