Western Copper rolls back Casino permitting plans to 2025
Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN) is planning to delay the submission of a key environmental permitting document for its Casino project in Yukon in the wake of…
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Ukraine seeks experts to revive war-ravaged steel sector
Ukraine is issuing a call for international mining experts to boost its steel industry accounting for about a tenth of the economy as the war crushes infrastructure and takes most…
Site visit: Can Western Copper and Gold rise to its green challenges?
Near Carmacks, Yukon — Western Copper and Gold’s (TSX: WRN; NYSE-AM: WRN) Casino project sits at the potential junction of a trans-Canadian green power conduit while promising metals needed for the…
Lundin Mining to up stake in Caserones copper mine to 70%
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) said on Wednesday it will increase its ownership of the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile to 70% by acquiring an additional 19% interest for US$350 million. …
Taseko reaches tentative labour deal for Gibraltar mine restart
Taseko Mines‘ (TSX: TKO) Gibraltar mine in British Columbia is set to resume operations in the coming week after the company and the workers’ union reached a tentative agreement over…
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.
Osisko update reveals 3.2B lb red metal asset at Copper Mountain
A resource update for Osisko Metals‘ (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNE) Copper Mountain deposit in Quebec increases the copper-equivalent metal content by 30% over the previous estimate, making it the largest…
Ecuador court issues setback for US$3B copper project
Licence has not been revoked, which means there’s still a chance for the Llurimagua project to become Ecuador’s next big copper mine.
African Rainbow Minerals ups copper game with Surge stake buy
African Rainbow Minerals (JSE: ARI) is buying a 15% stake in British Columbia-focused explorer Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) for $3.8 million, boosting the South African miner’s exposure to copper. South…
Taseko to become sole owner of Gibraltar copper mine in BC
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) said on Monday it’s acquiring the remaining 12.5% interest in the Gibraltar mine, the second largest open-pit copper operation in Canada, from current…
Antofagasta lands US$2.5B loan for Centinela copper expansion
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has secured US$2.5 billion to finance a second concentrator at its Centinela copper mine in the country’s north, which will add 144,000 tonnes a year to…
Northern Dynasty takes EPA’s Pebble veto to court
Northern Dynasty Minerals‘ (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) shares dropped on Friday after it said it filed two federal court actions over the government’s moves to prevent it from building a…