RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by ore throughput in 2022
The amount of tonnes of ore extracted from the earth in a day is vast at the world’s largest mines — owned and operated by the majors of the industry….
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Los Andes Copper on track to deliver Vizcachitas prefeasibility by year-end, says CEO
Los Andes Copper (TSXV: LA; US-OTCQX) is eager to restart drilling at the flagship Vizcachitas porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit in Chile while it works in parallel to publish a pre-feasibility study…
JV Article: Element 29 Resources defines first copper-moly resource in mineral-rich Peru
Element 29 Resources (TSXV: ECU) a Vancouver-based copper explorer with projects in Peru, has released its first resource estimates for the Elida project in the Andean nation, with an initial…
Seabridge PEA outlines standalone underground mine opportunity at KSM with US$5.8B after-tax NPV
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has announced results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for a potential copper-rich underground mine at its 100% owned KSM project located in northern…
CAVU Energy Metals hits 2.80% copper-equivalent at Hopper project
Results from the first four diamond drill holes at its Hopper porphyry/skarn copper-gold project in southwestern Yukon are encouraging, says junior explorer CAVU Energy Metals (CSE: CAVU; US-OTC: CAVVF). The…
Canada’s Top Ten base metals and uranium companies
The green energy revolution is driving unprecedented demand for sustainable sources of base metals and uranium which is increasingly seen as an acceptable form of baseload power generation. Here’s a…
Western Copper feasibility on Casino outlines $2.3B after-tax NPV, $3.6B capex
Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN) has shared the feasibility study on its flagship Casino deposit located 300 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon. The project is being developed…
Seabridge boosts KSM economics in updated prefeasibility, but capex rises to US$6.4B
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has released an updated preliminary feasibility study for its 100% owned KSM project located in northern B.C., considered to be one of the largest…
Surge Copper boosts Ootsa resource in BC by 96%
B.C.-focused Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG; OTC: SRGXF) has provided its first resource update for its flagship Ootsa property, an advanced-stage exploration project located adjacent to Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III) Huckleberry…
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru Snapshot: Eight companies with precious and base metal properties
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru offer miners a blend of established mining jurisdictions and areas of potentially highly-prospective and unexplored terrain. Here are eight miners active within and across the three…
Q&A: SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector
SRK Consulting has built deep experience working in the African mining sector and has developed a firm grasp of where potential opportunities are and some of the critical challenges preventing…
Taseko ups reserves, extends Gibraltar mine life by 23 years
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has upped its proven and probable sulphide reserves by 40% to 640.5 million tonnes grading 0.25% copper and 0.008% molybdenum. The increase…