WPC Resources rebrands as Blue Star Gold Blue Star will be a Vancouver-based gold and silver exploration company focused on mineral exploration and development in Nunavut, Canada. MINING.com Editor | January 16, 2019 | 12:54 pm
IAMGOLD announces $170m gold prepay arrangement The prepaid gold arrangement is supported by a syndicate of banks. MINING.com Editor | January 15, 2019 | 4:29 pm
Potential 2019 El Niño poses risks to some South American mining regions El Niño could impact countries such as Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador that heavily rely on hydroelectric plants to generate. MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2019 | 3:32 pm
ALROSA increases rough and polished diamond sales to $4.5B ALROSA saw a 6% growth in its diamond sales last year. MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2019 | 2:08 pm
TomaGold consolidates Monster Lake, acquires Irene Lake property TomaGold will own a 50% interest in the Monster Lake property, with IAMGOLD holding the other 50%. MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2019 | 2:02 pm
Canada’s first geothermal power facility announced The energy project, led by DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation, is the first of its kind in Canada. MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2019 | 1:25 pm
Murchison Minerals triples land holdings in Saskatchewan Murchison now controls 221.8 km2 of mineral rights over a strike length of approximately 29 kilometres. MINING.com Editor | January 10, 2019 | 2:06 pm
Imperial Metals suspends operations at Mount Polley mine The company said there will be no impact to the mine’s ongoing environmental monitoring and remediation program. MINING.com Editor | January 9, 2019 | 2:48 pm
Surge Exploration announces spin-out company — CuGold Surge will continue to hold its interest in its cobalt projects in both Chile and Ontario, and its lithium brine project in Chile. MINING.com Editor | January 9, 2019 | 1:24 pm
Pan American Silver shareholders approve Tahoe Resources acquisition Tahoe shareholders also approved the arrangement. MINING.com Editor | January 8, 2019 | 3:22 pm