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Zijin Mining halts Colombia gold mine on deadly attack

Illegal miners bombed a tunnel, killing two people and injured another 14, including four police officers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2023 | 6:23 am

Silver Lake ups bid for St Barbara’s Leonora gold complex by $29 million

This is the third time Silver Lake submitted an offer…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2023 | 3:43 am

Hudbay’s reduced exposure belies its belief in Peru’s prospectivity

Violent protests in the country have killed at least 66,…

Henry Lazenby | May 18, 2023 | 2:24 pm

Marimaca Copper’s resource revamp lobs it into the ‘globally significant’ arena, says CEO

Namesake project in the Antofagasta region now has measured and…

Henry Lazenby | May 18, 2023 | 1:41 pm

Ultra-rare Bulgari Laguna Blu diamond sells for $25 million

The exceptional blue diamond found a buyer after a four-minute…

Staff Writer | May 18, 2023 | 10:17 am

USGS deploys satellite imagery in the global fight against illegal mining

Artisanal and small-scale mining can lead to commodities being mined, sold and purchased through unofficial channels and potentially financing criminal or terrorist organizations.

Henry Lazenby | June 28, 2022 | 11:46 am

Western Copper feasibility on Casino outlines $1.8 billion after-tax NPV

Over the 27-year project life, annual production would reach 163 million lb. copper, 211,000 oz. gold, 1.28 million oz. silver and 15.1 million lb. molybdenum.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 9:06 am

Ivanhoe Electric shares fall in debut after $169 million IPO

Robert Friedland's exploration and development company owns properties in Arizona, Utah and Montana. It also has a battery storage business.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2022 | 6:23 am

Researchers now know why hackmanite changes colour

Hackmanite is considered a natural wonder material that is cheap and easy to synthesize and that has applications in personal UV monitoring and X-ray imaging.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 5:05 am

Teck tests carbon capture use and storage at Canadian operations

Canada’s largest diversified miner has set the pilot project at its Trail Operations metallurgical complex in southern British Columbia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2022 | 3:39 am

Denison enters agreement with Kineepk Métis for Wheeler River uranium project

Wheeler River is considered to be the largest undeveloped uranium project in the eastern portion of the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.

Staff Writer | June 27, 2022 | 11:05 am

Kore Potash cuts Congo project costs by $520 million

Kore also reduced the construction period for its Kola potash project by six months to 40 months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2022 | 8:33 am

Evolution Mining drags Aussie gold peers down after downgrade

The Australian gold producer downgraded its forecast gold production for the year to June 30 and shelved a multi-million dollar expansion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2022 | 3:42 am

EU strengthens position against deep-sea mining

The new EU agenda on International Ocean Governance reiterates the idea of banning mineral extraction in the exclusive economic zones of EU countries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 26, 2022 | 11:34 am

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