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Top uranium miner Kazatomprom to develop own rare metals deposit

The company's subsidiary, Ulba Metallurgical Plant, will be tasked with determining the potential of the Verkhny Irgiz deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 5, 2023 | 3:49 am

Artemis hedges 100,000 oz from Blackwater gold mine

Construction at the Blackwater open pit and carbon-in-leach mill has…

Staff Writer | May 4, 2023 | 10:58 am

Marathon Gold on schedule to begin production in Q1 2025

The company is now preparing for the full occupation of…

Staff Writer | May 4, 2023 | 10:14 am

Nevada regains position as most attractive mining jurisdiction

The Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Companies places Western…

Staff Writer | May 4, 2023 | 6:33 am

American Pacific adds Centerra Gold to roster of prospecting partners

Deal hands AP control over three gold properties in Nevada,…

Henry Lazenby | May 3, 2023 | 2:38 pm

Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near Iceland smelter

Iceland-based Carbfix will use Rio Tinto’s land surrounding the ISAL smelter for onshore CO2 injection.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 6:06 am

Equinox breaks ground at one of Canada’s largest gold mines

The $1.23bn Greenstone Gold Mines project will produce more than 400,000 ounces of gold annually for the first five years of operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2021 | 5:29 am

Fresnillo’s production hit by labour shortages, lower grades

The Mexico-focused precious metals miner is grappling with a staff shortage triggered by labour reforms in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2021 | 3:42 am

B2Gold to sell Burkina Faso project to West African Resources

Kiaka is within 40 km of West African Resources' Sanbrado gold mine, which poured its first gold in March 2020.

Northern Miner Staff | October 26, 2021 | 11:00 am

How Brazil could become a ‘green lithium powerhouse’

Sigma Lithium is advancing among the largest hard-rock lithium deposits in the Americas at its Grota do Cirilo project, applying an environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-centric strategy.

Henry Lazenby | October 26, 2021 | 10:14 am

Colombian regulator shelves AngloGold’s permit request for Quebradona

ANLA's decision effectively halts the project's development, but does not deny the permit request.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2021 | 6:40 am

Iron ore price rebounds while La Niña threatens to worsen energy crisis

Iron ore prices dropped last week as risk sentiment was hurt by fears over growth in China, and as coal prices slumped.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 25, 2021 | 9:29 am

Pretium Resources makes new discovery around Brucejack

CEO Jacques Perron said the find affirmed the district-scale potential of the Brucejack project in British Columbia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2021 | 8:11 am

What automation, AI, AR and robotics mean for the future of work in mining

A new report by Wikistrat and idoba analyzes the impacts that technological developments and ESG issues are likely to have on workers in the mining industry.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 24, 2021 | 12:38 pm

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