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Borealis pours first gold as Nevada mine’s new owner

The Borealis project consists of a fully permitted mine equipped for present operations and future expansions.

Staff Writer | August 28, 2024 | 8:24 am

G Mining receives operating licences for Tocantinzinho gold project in Brazil

Licenses were the final permitting milestone needed for commercial operations,…

Staff Writer | August 28, 2024 | 8:20 am

Atlantic Mining faces $60m cleanup bond deadline amid court battle with Nova Scotia

A subsidiary of Australia’s St Barbara is scrambling to pay…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2024 | 7:20 am

Senegal suspends mining to protect Faleme river

Senegal has suspended all mining activity for nearly three years…

Reuters | August 28, 2024 | 7:17 am

BHP has nothing good to say about nickel prices

Supply curtailments, project suspensions, slower approvals in Indonesia, halting of…

Frik Els | August 27, 2024 | 5:32 pm

Fortescue settles sexual harassment dispute in A$1.4 million deal

The workplace safety watchdog has dropped 34 charges against the iron ore producer for failing to provide requested documents.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2023 | 9:00 am

Genetically modified bugs may help the US recover REEs from e-waste

The bacterium Vibrio natriegens could help optimize the efficiency of the purification of rare earth elements found in smartphones and other electronics.

Staff Writer | December 19, 2023 | 6:06 am

Centamin grows Sukari gold reserves for third straight year

The Egyptian mine's reserves reached 5.8 million oz. this year, a 10% increase from the 5.3 million oz. estimate in the life of mine plan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2023 | 5:53 am

Top 10 sustainability predictions for commodities in 2024

CRU says markets, policy, new technologies, sustainability and the energy transition will become ever more interlinked and complex.

Staff Writer | December 19, 2023 | 3:35 am

Panama rejects Orla Mining’s request for permit extension

The Canadian miner said Panama also declared the concessions were in a reserve area, cancelling them altogether.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2023 | 6:05 am

Thousands of Cobre Panamá workers join First Quantum’s voluntary retirement scheme

Close to 2,500 workers joined Minera Panamá’s special voluntary retirement scheme following the order received by parent company First Quantum Minerals to end mining operations at the Cobre Panamá copper mine.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 17, 2023 | 12:21 pm