BHP opts for mediation to avert strike at Spence mine
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has requested the Chilean government to mediate talks with union leaders at its Spence copper mine to avert a strike. The call for…
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Power Nickel’s Lion discovery roars with expansion
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN) continues to expand the Lion discovery of May, with deeper drill holes proving the structure’s high-grade width of about 100 metres, the company said Tuesday. Located…
Yukon mulls subsidies to help miners decarbonize: CBC
The Yukon government is considering subsidizing mining companies in the territory to help them cut emissions, according to CBC. In a submission last summer to the government’s cabinet committee…
Taseko halts BC copper mine Gibraltar as workers strike
More than 500 workers went on strike over the weekend at Taseko Mines’ (TSX: TKO; LSE: TKO; NYSE: TGB) Gibraltar copper operation in central British Columbia, following unsuccessful contract negotiations. A…
Cascadia Minerals soars on fund manager financing
Cascadia Minerals’ (TSXV: CAM) shares soared on Monday after the junior miner announced a $3.2 million private placement led by Michael Gentile, who plans to raise his stake to 9.99%…
China to build $1.5B copper smelter in Kazakhstan
Copper smelter is projected to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes.
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. …
BHP abandons US$49B bid for Anglo
BHP (ASX: BHP) is walking away from its US$49.2 billion offer for Anglo American (LSE: AAL) after the companies couldn’t agree on how to handle the target’s platinum assets in South…
Miners serve strike notice at Gibraltar mine in BC
A union representing 550 workers at Taseko’s copper mine said they will strike if a new contract is not reached by Friday.
Video: Osisko Metals advances largest copper project in eastern North America
Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNE) is advancing the Gaspé copper project in Quebec with more drilling, community consultations and a preliminary economic assessment starting this year, CEO and chairman Robert Wares…
Mining M&A slips as firms lawyer-up to fight regulators
Global mining dealmaking is falling this year but political drama and litigation are escalating in the United States and Canada, while other trends include paying premiums to get copper and…
Bravo shares soar on copper finds at Brazil PGM project
Bravo Mining (TSX.V: BRVO, US-OTC: BRVMF) shares surged more than 40% to $3.25 each, their highest level since January, after the company announced high-grade copper intercepts at its Luanga project…