Trade tensions and ESG policies top issues for miners, survey says
Global law firm White & Case has released the results of its fourth annual survey on mining and metals, identifying trade and ESG issues as the industry’s top concerns for…
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Minera Alamos begins construction of Santana mine
Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) has started construction of its Santana open-pit, heap-leach mine in Sonora state and expects to transition from a developer to gold producer this year. “This is…
Ecuador court allows public referendums on mining projects
Ecuador’s constitutional court has ruled that communities have the right to hold public referendums on whether or not to allow a mining project to go forward, paving the way for…
TSX Venture dips, Jan. 6-10: K92, ScoZinc, Eloro
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.87% to 582.35. Spot gold moved higher to US$1,562.10 per oz., up US$9.80 per ounce. Shares of K92 Mining rose 20¢ to $3.20 on…
Atlantic Nickel sells first nickel concentrate from Santa Rita
Santa Rita — one of the largest open-pit nickel sulphide mines in the world — has sold its first nickel concentrate since being placed on care and maintenance in 2015….
China’s JCHX takes stake in Cordoba Minerals
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB) says a strategic investment from China’s JCHX Mining Management, which specializes in underground mine development and construction, should close before the end of January. JCHX is…
Doré Copper options Joe Mann gold mine
Recently listed Doré Copper Mining (TSXV: DCMC) has signed an option agreement to acquire 100% of the Joe Mann gold mine in Quebec. The project is 50 km from the…
Sierra Metals grows resource at Bolivar mine
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) has updated the resource for its Bolivar underground mine in Chihuahua state, Mexico, based on 13,698 metres of infill drilling and 41,553 metres of…
Editorial: Top stories of 2019
The mining industry had its share of tragedy this year starting in January with the murder of Canadian geologist Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso and Vale’s tailings dam disaster in…
BC, Yukon and NWT Snapshot: Eight players advancing assets in attractive jurisdictions
The natural endowment of British Columbia, the Yukon and Northwest Territories continues to drive mineral exploration and development. Here is a sample of eight companies active in the region. American…
Nevada Copper ships first copper concentrate from Pumpkin Hollow in Nevada
The first copper concentrate has been shipped from Nevada Copper’s (TSX: NCU) Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada to the company’s offtake partner Concord Resources. Production at the Pumpkin Hollow processing…
Kutcho Copper eyes feasibility study in mid-2020
Kutcho Copper (TSXV: KC; US-OTC: KCCFF) says it can complete a feasibility study on its namesake Kutcho project in north-central B.C. within seven months if it can raise $3 million….