Sierra Metals puts Cusi silver mine up for sale as it pivots to copper
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT) is placing its Cusi silver mine in Mexico on care and maintenance and has started the process to sell the mine amid the company’s shift towards…
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JV Article: How sensor-based sorting testing can take the guesswork out of ore processing
Sensor-based sorting (SBS) is a collection of technologies that separate particles or parcels of ore and waste based on mineralogical differences that sensors can detect. While not suitable to every…
Copper prices may jump 20%, aluminum by 36% as demand outpaces supply: forecast
Global copper and aluminum supply deficits may cause prices to soar within a few years while steel may drop, according to a new report on metals. A 5.4-million-ton (4.9-million-tonne) copper…
Police crack down on $1.2B illegal gold trade in Brazil
The Brazilian Federal Police on Wednesday carried out an operation against illegal gold mining and trade in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory in the northwestern states of Amazonas and Roraima. According…
Researchers discover missing clue to find pink diamonds
Researchers from Curtin University have identified the missing third key ingredient needed to bring valuable pink diamonds to the Earth’s surface, which could be the answer the market was looking…
Great Southern Copper expands into lithium in Chile
Great Southern Copper (LSE: GSCU) announced on Wednesday it had secured the Monti lithium project in Chile’s Salar de Atacama salt flat for US$2.26 million ($3 million). The U.K.-based mineral…
Gold Fields to make decision on Ghana mine by early 2024
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) plans to make a decision within the next four months on whether to keep or sell its Asanko gold mine (AGM) in Ghana. The…
Barrick eyes copper growth as Bristow laments market’s need for ‘instant gratification’
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is projecting a 30% increase in production by 2030 on the back of the growth options embedded in its asset portfolio, its president and…
O3’s Vizquerra powers Marban Alliance toward feasibility
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII; US-OTC: OIIIF) president and CEO Jose Vizquerra has a simple goal. “My purpose, personally, is to be the first Peruvian to build a mine in Canada,…
Podcast: Mining sector ‘frustration’ despite strong fundamentals, ft TMX Group’s Dean McPherson
In this week’s episode, Dean McPherson, TMX Group’s Head of Global Mining, joins host Adrian Pocobelli to discuss the latest trends in the capital markets in the context of the…
First Quantum chairman Philip Pascall passes away
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has announced its chairman and co-founder Philip Pascall has died. The company says Pascall passed peacefully at his home in Perth, Western Australia, on Tuesday…
US government mulls 50-year mining ban in northern New Mexico
The US government is proposing to ban mining and oil drilling in northern New Mexico for up to 50 years as part of the Biden administration ongoing efforts to protect Native…