Coast Copper releases assay results from Empire mine property
Coast Copper (TSX-V: COCO) has intersected high grade copper and gold at its Raven Bluff and Raven pit targets, 200 metres north of the past-producing Merry Widow open pit mine…
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American mining output rises 12% y/y to US$90.4B
Operating mines in the United States generated US$90.4 billion in mineral commodities in 2021, a 12% increase year-over-year, the US Geological Survey said in the 27th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report…
AME Roundup: B.C. mining production achieves record in 2021
The Association of Mineral Exploration’s annual Roundup event kicked off this week, providing the first opportunity for industry delegates to mingle in person at an industry event following the start…
Magna posts feasibility for $233M Shakespeare nickel project; plans JV with Mitsui
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU) has released a feasibility study outlining a capex of $232.9 million for its Shakespeare nickel project, 60 km southwest of Sudbury, Ont. To help advance the…
Teck Resources’ QB2 to cost up to US$500M more than planned
Shares in Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, tumbled on Friday after it warned that Covid-19-related costs of its massive Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) expansion…
Anglo American ups copper guidance on Quellaveco start
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) says it expects to churn out between 680,000 and 760,000 tonnes of copper in 2022, as its giant Quellaveco mine in Peru is slated to begin…
Watch: JDS Mining CEO says inclusiveness is key to success
Full-service engineering contractor JDS Energy & Mining has developed a unique people-first approach to finding lasting solutions to industry challenges, founder and CEO Jeff Stibbard told The Northern Miner in…
Three Valley Copper suspends mining operations in Chile
Three Valley Copper (TSXV: TVC; US-OTC: TVCCF) has temporarily suspended operations at its Minera Tres Valles (MTV) complex near the city of Salamanca in Chile due to the consistent underperformance of its Don Gabriel open pit mine,…
Teck to trial Jetti Resources copper catalyst
Canada’s largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; Nasdaq: TECK) has started trialling Jetti Resources’ proprietary chemical catalyst at its copper assets. The technology is said to have the potential…
JV Article: Solaris Resources makes new discovery at Warintza in Ecuador
Canadian explorer Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; US-OTC: SLSSF) has made a significant new discovery at its 100%-owned flagship Warintza copper-gold project in southeastern Ecuador, about 100 km south of the city of…
Fortune Minerals plans Alberta cobalt refinery
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) intends to buy a defunct steel processing plant in Alberta and turn it into a cobalt refinery. The company says the plant, which it will purchase for $5.5 million, will significantly reduce the…
Sibanye-Stillwater ditches $1B Brazil copper and nickel deal
Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has walked away from a US$1 billion deal to acquire the Santa Rita nickel and Serrote copper mines in Brazil, which would have boosted its…