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Yukon may assume Victoria Gold accident cleanup

Officials said Victoria must increase holding ponds and boost its treatment of cyanide-contaminated water from the landslide.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | July 18, 2024 | 4:35 pm

Video: Seabridge Gold seeks British Columbia’s OK to keep KSM permits

KSM is the world’s largest undeveloped gold project.

Northern Miner Staff | July 18, 2024 | 4:04 pm

Panama vows to talk to First Quantum in coming months on shuttered mine

Panama’s new president has said that the mine may need…

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 12:41 pm

Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba signs $310 million lithium mine deal

The company did not name the investors, only saying they…

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:34 am

Mexico has ‘sufficient arguments’ to win Ganfeng dispute, says President-elect

Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence in her incoming government's…

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:31 am

Colombia names leftist engineer as new mining minister

Andrés Camacho, 42, will be in charge of Colombia’s transition away from its two main sources of revenue: oil and coal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2023 | 3:57 am

De Beers $2.3bn Venetia mine expansion yields first diamonds

De Beers stopped its 30-year open pit mining operations at Venetia last year to transition to the underground section of the mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2023 | 5:55 am

Los Andes Copper signs $20 million royalty deal with Ecora Resources

Prefeasibility study released in February 2023 demonstrated a 26-year open pit operation at 136,000 t/d.

Staff Writer | July 24, 2023 | 10:30 am

Bluejay Mining goes solo at Finland project as JV with Rio Tinto ends

Along with the 100% project ownership of the Enonkoski nickel-copper-cobalt project, it will retain all drilling results.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2023 | 8:09 am

South32 takes $1.3 billion charge on Arizona project

South32 blamed supply costs for pushing up the price of developing the Taylor deposit, the largest asset within the Hermosa project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2023 | 3:53 am

New draft decree proposes limiting issuance of mining titles in Colombia’s vulnerable ecosystems

Colombia’s government made public a draft decree aimed at setting new criteria for establishing temporary natural reserves within the context of mining and environmental regulations.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 23, 2023 | 11:15 am

Excellon Resources acquisition of La Negra falls through

Excellon's two board members have resigned after the mine seller unexpectedly sent it a notice terminating the transaction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2023 | 4:03 am

Austral Gold begins commissioning of Chilean heap reprocessing project

Production is expected later this month, lasting until 2033.

Staff Writer | July 20, 2023 | 3:01 pm

Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss frontrunners for Codelco’s top job

Other names circulating include internal candidates Nicolás Rivera and Mauricio Barraza, from the north and centre-south divisions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2023 | 5:45 am

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