Hudbay posts US$51.9M loss on Constancia suspension
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM, NYSE: HBM) posted a US$51.9 million loss in the second quarter, as an eight-week suspension of its Constancia copper mine in Peru weighed on results….
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Horizonte plans $325M financing to develop Araguaia nickel project in Brazil
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM) announced that it is arranging a senior secured project finance facility of up to US$325 million to fund the construction and development of its flagship Araguaia…
Equinox generates record gold production in Q2
In the second quarter, Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) produced a total of 127,016 oz. gold at all-in sustaining costs (AISCs) of US$900 per oz. sold, from six mines…
BHP to pay $840M to end coal energy dependence in Chile
BHP’s (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP) Escondida and Spence copper mines in northern Chile are poised to pay a total of US$840 million for an early end to a 2008 energy…
TSX Venture rises, Aug. 3-7
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose by 2.60% to finish the Aug. 3-7 trading week at 739.98. Spot gold continued to set new records, rising US$58.70 per oz., or 2.97%,…
Chilean regulator threatens to shut down BHP’s Escondida for exceeding its water permit
Chile’s environmental watchdog said it would charge BHP’s (NYSE, LSE: BHP) Escondida copper mine, the world’s largest, with drawing more water than its permits allowed for nearly 15 years. The…
Auryn Resources to acquire Eastmain in $121M all-share deal
Auryn Resources (TSX: AUG; NYSE: AUG) is acquiring Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER) in an all-share deal valued at C$121 million. The transaction will create a new firm, Fury Gold Mines,…
Chile’s Chamber of Mines rejects calls to privatize Codelco
Chile’s Chamber of Mines and unionized workers have rejected a proposal put forward by parliament members to sell state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper miner, in order to finance the…
Vale enacts emergency protocol at Barragem 5 dam in Brazil
Vale (NYSE: Vale) announced on July 29 that it started, on a preventive basis, the Level 1 emergency protocol for Barragem 5 dam, at Mina da Mutuca, Nova Lima, in the…
US markets edge lower, July 20-24
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.76% to 26,469.89 and the S&P 500 fell 0.28% to 3,215.63. Spot gold jumped US$91 per oz., or 5.03%, to finish the July 20-24…
TSX posts slight decrease, Jul 20-24
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.78% to 15,997.06 during the July 20-24 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1.48% to 98.48, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
Chile’s Maricunga belt set to revive country’s gold industry
A wave of new mines in the pipeline on Chile’s Maricunga gold belt are advancing towards construction just as the price of the precious metal hits its highest level in…