New Gold halts New Afton mine on tailings safety woes
Shares in New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE: NGD) fell more than 11% in Toronto on Thursday after it halted underground mining activities at its New Afton gold-copper mine in Kamloops,…
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JV Article: Brixton Metals gains traction with BHP strategic investment
It took more than a decade quietly assembling a contiguous claim block about the size of half a million football fields in northwestern British Columbia, but the effort seems to…
Analysis: No reduction in tailings dam failures over the past two decades
A newly released assessment of global tailings management facilities (TMFs) data paints a jarring picture showing that relative to global mine production, there has been no improvement in the rate…
Newcrest moves to boost stake in Havieron gold-copper project
Australia’s largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM), is moving to increase its stake in the Havieron gold-copper project that it is developing with Greatland Gold (AIM:GGP) in the Paterson…
Harte Gold seeks creditor protection as Silver Lake closes in
Troubled Canadian miner Harte Gold (TSX: HRT) has been granted creditor protection after putting its Sugar Zone gold mine into production without a feasibility study two years ago and later failing…
Newcrest’s growth strategy is Americas focused, not just in Canada
Australia-based Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM; TSX: NCM; PNGX: NCM) is building critical mass in Canada with the second significant acquisition announced as the mining major sets its sights on organic…
Newcrest PFS for Red Chris block cave mine confirms potential, pegs cost at $2.6B
Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM), operator of the Red Chris gold-copper mine, says a just-completed prefeasibility study for underground block caving at the operation confirms its potential to become…
Newcrest Mining commits $226 million to expand Telfer
Australia’s largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) is investing A$246 million (about $226 million) to expand its Telfer gold-copper operations, which include the Main Dome, West Dome…
Imperial drilling at Red Chris cuts 1.1 g/t gold, 1.1% copper
Imperial Metals (TSX: III) has released new drill results from the newly discovered East Ridge zone of the Red Chris copper-gold mine, 80 km south of Dease Lake in B.C….
Imperial Metals launches $60.2M rights offering
British Columbia-focused base metals producer Imperial Metals (TSX: III) has announced a rights offering to raise $60.2 million, (US$49.6 million) which it will use to fund its portion of work…
Red Chris resource from Newcrest confirms block cave potential
With a prefeasibility study expected for the Red Chris mine in B.C. by the end of September, Australia-based operator Newcrest (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) has released an updated resource for…
‘Miners have to dare if they’re going to succeed’ says panel at Remote Roundup
The first day of the Association for Mineral Exploration’s (AME) Remote Roundup featured a government industry forum that brought together industry experts from across Canada and, for the first time,…