Teck produces first copper concentrate from QB2 in Chile
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has produced the first bulk copper concentrate at its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) project in Chile as the project advances to full production…
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Dundee Precious extends Chelopech mine life to 2031
Dundee Precious Metals‘ (TSX: DPM) latest reserve update for its Chelopech gold-copper mine in Bulgaria has increased the mine life by two years to 2031. While the overall reserve base…
Taseko beefs up economics for Florence ISR copper project as it waits for permit
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) says operating its Florence Copper production test facility in Arizona over the past 18 months has increased its confidence in the in…
Generation Mining’s updated Marathon feasibility shows strong economics despite 25% capex rise
Generation Mining (TSX: GENM; US-OTC: GENMF) has delivered an updated feasibility study for its Marathon palladium-copper project located in northwestern Ontario, outlining a 25% increase in initial capital costs. The…
First Quantum to take majority stake in Rio Tinto’s Granja copper project in Peru
First Quantum Minerals (TSE: FM) has agreed to partner with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to develop the La Granja project in Peru, forming a joint venture that will…
Video: Third-party investments put McEwen Copper on the front foot
Canadian Mining Journal editor-in-chief Tamer Elbokl speaks to McEwen Copper vice-president and general manager Michael Meding about recent third-party investments in its Los Azules copper project in Argentina. The company,…
Palladium One surges as Glencore invests in critical minerals explorer
Global miner and commodity trader Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) 10% investment in Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF), which is developing nickel-copper projects in Ontario and Finland, has boosted the…
Nexa Resources resumes operations at Cerro Lindo zinc mine in Peru
Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has resumed operations at its Cerro Lindo zinc-copper mine in Peru after being suspended for almost two weeks due to unusually heavy rains that flooded several lower…
‘There will be no Ring of Fire’ chant First Nation leaders in Ontario legislature
Two ranking leaders of an Ontario First Nation were forced to leave the provincial legislature Wednesday after rowdily accusing the Doug Ford government of failing to consult them about mining…
Video: Seabridge Gold’s Rudi Fronk on driving value at the KSM gold project in B.C.
The Northern Miner senior staff reporter Colin McClelland talks to Seabridge Gold’s chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk during the recent PDAC convention in Toronto about the development strategies the company…
Video: American Pacific Mining CEO Warwick Smith on growth prospects and JV deals
Northern Miner Senior Staff Reporter Colin McClelland talks to American Pacific Mining CEO Warwick Smith during the recent PDAC convention in Toronto about the company’s pipeline of exploration projects in…
Lundin Mining pays $950M for controlling stake in Chilean copper mine
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) is buying a majority stake in the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile for about US$950 million, adding to a flow of deals as miners seek to…