TNM Drill Down: Great Boulder hits a homerun at Side Well
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…
South America
Teck rejects US$23B takeover bid from Glencore
Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), the country’s largest diversified miner, has rejected an unsolicited acquisition proposal from Swiss commodity trader and mining company Glencore (LSE: GLEN). The…
Teck produces first copper concentrate from QB2 in Chile
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has produced the first bulk copper concentrate at its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) project in Chile as the project advances to full production…
New tool could help Brazil’s crack down on illegal gold mining
Brazilian gold aggregator Fênix DTVM and Minespider, which runs a traceability platform for tracking down the precious metal through the supply chain, completed this week the first stage of a project…
First Quantum to take majority stake in Rio Tinto’s Granja copper project in Peru
First Quantum Minerals (TSE: FM) has agreed to partner with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to develop the La Granja project in Peru, forming a joint venture that will…
Collective Mining expands strike at Guayabales gold project amid 10 mines in Colombia
Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL; US-OTC: CNLMF) says high-grade drill results from the Guayabales project in Colombia extend the strike length of the Apollo deposit. The project in Caldas, 275 km…
Video: Third-party investments put McEwen Copper on the front foot
Canadian Mining Journal editor-in-chief Tamer Elbokl speaks to McEwen Copper vice-president and general manager Michael Meding about recent third-party investments in its Los Azules copper project in Argentina. The company,…
Nexa Resources resumes operations at Cerro Lindo zinc mine in Peru
Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has resumed operations at its Cerro Lindo zinc-copper mine in Peru after being suspended for almost two weeks due to unusually heavy rains that flooded several lower…
Lundin Mining pays $950M for controlling stake in Chilean copper mine
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) is buying a majority stake in the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile for about US$950 million, adding to a flow of deals as miners seek to…
Video: Why mining is about to hit the decarbonization ‘tipping point’
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl talked to Mark Fellows, director and cofounder of Skarn Associates, about the mining sector’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions during the PDAC convention in…
Video: Rob McEwen discusses new Stellantis investment in McEwen Copper
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl interviews Rob McEwen, the chairman and CEO of McEwen Mining, during the PDAC convention in March. McEwen, who was the founder, former chairman and…
US indices inch higher during Mar. 20-24 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 604.76 points or 1.89% and the S&P 500 closed 72.15 points or 1.6% higher at 3,979.15 over the Mar. 20-24 trading week. Mexico and…