Hudbay’s plan to boost Copper Mountain output comes at a cost
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) on Tuesday tabled a new mine plan for its Copper Mountain acquisition in southern British Columbia, outlining a planned 90% production hike at half…
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Iamgold to acquire Nelligan project through friendly takeover of Vanstar
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) is acquiring Quebec-focused gold explorer Vanstar Mining Resources (TSXV: VSR; US-OTC: VMNGF) in an all-share, friendly deal in order to consolidate its interest in the…
I-80 Gold reports best drill hits yet at Ruby Hill in Nevada
I-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; US-OTC: IAUCF) said Monday it had struck high-grade polymetallic mineralization at the Ruby Hill property’s Blackjack zone reporting the best assay results on the prospect yet….
Crude Anglo American email highlights cyber-hack threat
Subscribers to global miner Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) email newsletter service might have received an eyebrow-raising message from the company on Monday telling them to “GO F**K YOURSELF.” The company’s…
TNM Drill Down: Treaty Creek gold assays ‘astound’
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data company Mining…
Ivanhoe Electric to acquire remaining interest in Peru-focused Kaizen Discovery
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE) has inked a definitive deal to acquire the remaining common shares of Peru-focused mineral explorer Kaizen Discovery (TSXV: KZD) that it does not already own, equivalent…
First Quantum to fast-track Zambia project after Panama blow
Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has signed a deal with Zambia’s Mimosa Resources to fast-track development of their Fishtie copper project in the south-central African country, near the border with the…
Jack Lundin assumes the top job at Lundin Mining
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) announced that former president Jack Lundin has officially assumed the role of CEO and will join the board of the Canadian miner on Jan. 1. The company announced in…
Media Luna West drilling points to future Morelos mill feed
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) has struck a rich vein at Media Luna West, pointing to mine life extension and added mill feed at the Morelos complex in Guerrero, Mexico,…
Founders Metals’ high-grade gold hits hint at Guiana Shield bounty
Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR) has been hitting high-grade gold in southeastern Suriname over the past seven months, fuelling hopes that its Antino project could become the tiny South American country’s…
Bluestone CEO grapples with activism in Guatemala as new president brings change
Lundin-backed Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR) wants to advance its Cerro Blanco gold project under Guatemala’s incoming reform-minded president but it faces anti-mining activists who don’t play by the same rules….
Q&A: Why the world could be headed towards a ‘minerals famine’
A waiting ‘minerals famine’ and supply chain issues may endanger environmental and technological progress, warns Peter Bryant, chair at Clareo, a strategy consulting firm. A 30-year industry veteran, Bryant says the…