McEwen resumes operations at El Gallo mine in Mexico The Canadian miner has reached a new 10-year agreement with locals, who had blocked access to the mine two weeks ago. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2021 | 6:36 am
Nornickel stops water inflows at two Arctic mines The Oktyabrsky and Taymirskiy mines account for 36% of ore mined by the company in Russia. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2021 | 3:52 am
Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner The Australian miner said the mining fleet was mobilized to the site this week and operations will begin before the end of March. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 7:19 am
Kaz Minerals bidders up takeover bid to $5.5 billion Nova Resources has raised its offer for the miner by 9%, after minority shareholders said they would reject earlier proposals for being too low. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 3:50 am
Petra Diamond’s mine guards face fresh human rights abuse claims Guards at the Williamson mine in Tanzania are said to have deliberately swapped rubber projectiles with metal shot against trespassers. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2021 | 7:27 am
Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates US hedge fund’s lawsuit claims the miner concealed the true cause of the mine expansion delays, which Rio had largely blamed on the site's geology. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2021 | 3:55 am
Cornish Metals granted key permit for United Downs Cornwall mineral authority’s concession of development rights will allow Cornish Metal to begin drilling at the copper-tin project. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2021 | 9:23 am
Musk grabs Elon lithium project in Quebec Musk Metals, known until early March as Gold Plus Mining, is adding the battery metal to its gold-focused portfolio. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2021 | 7:01 am
Mitsui & Co. boosts stake in Collahuasi copper mine Deal leaves the Japanese trading house with a 12% interest in the open-pit operation, the world's second largest copper mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2021 | 3:56 am
Exploration boom in West Africa challenged by lack of services — report Higher metal prices and the need to meet a growing global demand for metals has triggered an exploration and expansion frenzy in the region. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2021 | 11:34 am
