Scotland’s first commercial gold mine slated to open in November
Scotgold Resources (LON: SGZ) has found signs of more precious metals at its Cononish gold and silver project in Scotland’s Highlands, which is expected to pour first gold by Nov….
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Palladium One extends mineralization at Kaukua South
Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF) has extended the Kaukua South zone at its flagship Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) platinum-nickel-copper project in Finland, 190 km northeast of the port city of…
Central Asia Metals fined for tailings breach
Central Asia Metals (LSE: CAML) has been fined €65,000 (US$75,757) for a tailings breach at its Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia on Sept. 14 that leaked an estimated 8,000…
TSX Venture moves higher, Sept. 14-18
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 1.64% to finish the Sept. 14-18 trading week at 745.37. Spot gold closed the week at US$1,988.90 per oz., up US$8.80 per oz. or…
Central Asia Metals reports tailings leak in North Macedonia
Central Asia Metals (AIM: CAML) has reported that tailings from its Sasa zinc-lead mine have leaked into a local river in North Macedonia. The leakage, discovered at 5 a.m. on…
Too many tools adds risk to mining operations, says IsoMetrix’s Robin Bolton
A new set of guidelines has been released called the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management to help strengthen mining practices, with the goal of zero harm to people and…
EU adds lithium to critical raw materials list
The European Union has added lithium, used in batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs), to a list of critical materials as part of a strategy to reduce its reliance on…
‘Gold is becoming mainstream’: Ronald-Peter Stoeferle on precious metals and mining stocks at the Global Mining Symposium
The Global Mining Symposium continued apace on the second day of the three-day event with Alisha Hiyate, editor at The Canadian Mining Journal, interviewing Ronald-Peter Stoeferle, managing partner and fund…
Palladium One reports long, near-surface intercepts at LK in Finland
The first phase of drilling at Palladium One Mining’s (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF) wholly owned Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) project in north-central Finland has returned long mineralized intervals, starting at shallow…
TSX Venture slightly down, Aug. 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell by 1% to finish the August 17-21 trading week at 730.31, with spot gold finishing the week at US$1,942.40 per oz., a rise of US$2.40 per oz. from the…
Commentary: Coal mining ends in England, but Earth Overshoot Day points way forward
It has been a difficult week for English mining engineers. A coal open pit closed in Durham on the same day (Aug. 17) as a thought-provoking press release by Global…
Denison wins arbitration ruling on Mongolian asset sale
The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has recently rendered a final award in favour of Canadian uranium miner Denison Mines (TSX: DML) for the previously disclosed arbitration proceedings between the company and Czech-based…