Hudbay boosts gold reserves, production forecast in Manitoba
In its recent annual mineral reserve and resource update, mid-tier copper producer Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) provided some market optimism in the form of a major boost in…
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Freeport ramps up security after attack kills employee near Grasberg mine
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) confirmed that one employee was killed and another employee and contractor were seriously injured in a shooting in Papua, Indonesia, near the company’s administrative offices in Kuala…
Brazil shuts 47 mining dams deemed unsafe
Brazil has ordered the immediate closure of 47 mining dams that failed to certify their stability, with more than half of them belonging to Vale (NYSE: VALE), whose Córrego do…
New Gold closes US$300M partnership with Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan
New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD) has closed a strategic partnership with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) to acquire a 46% free cash flow interest in the company’s New…
Alberta lithium startups aim to ease transition to clean energy economy
Not so long ago, in situ oilsands production was little more than a dream in the eye of Alberta’s petroleum producers. Years of government and industry-funded research cracked that nut…
Mexico mining suspension to hit silver supply
Mexico, the world’s largest silver producer, has become the latest country to enforce a suspension of non-essential activities in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, after confirmed cases…
Orla Mining advances Camino Rojo project in Mexico
Over the last month, Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) has completed two deals that help pave the way for developing its Camino Rojo gold project in Mexico’s Zacatecas state, 50 km…
Commentary: COVID-19 – Assessment work applications under the Mining Act
Following the declaration of emergency on March 17 under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in Ontario due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability of holders of unpatented mining…
First Cobalt reports more positive results at Ontario refinery
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has produced a battery-grade cobalt sulphate for the second time in a row but using a different feed source, the company says. The second…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 180: The story of Pretium’s Brucejack mine, ft Joe Ovsenek at PDAC
This episode features a keynote speech by Pretium Resources president and CEO Joe Ovsenek at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Ovsenek discusses the history…
Trevali suspends Caribou mine in New Brunswick
Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) has temporarily suspended operations at its Caribou mine near Bathurst, New Brunswick. The company noted that the global zinc market has deteriorated and that…
PDAC tallies three confirmed COVID-19 cases
As the science continues to evolve around the transmission of the deadly coronavirus, the 23,000 people who attended the Prospectors & Developers’ Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto on…