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EXCLUSIVE: Chile mines minister clarifies controversial new lithium strategy

Mining minister Marcela Hernando noted the country's attempt to capitalize on the lithium boom was a strategy, not a policy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2023 | 3:52 am

Alamos Gold strikes again at Mulatos Belt-based Puerto Del Aire

A wildcat drill hole had also intersected a broad new…

Henry Lazenby | May 15, 2023 | 4:31 pm

Ascot shares first quarter results, updates Premier gold reopening

Mine development will progress throughout 2023 and delivery of ore…

Staff Writer | May 15, 2023 | 12:41 pm

Pembridge Resources shares collapse on Minto mine halt

Stock tanked as Pembridge disclosed it was assessing its ability…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2023 | 3:48 am

New sponge can remove toxic metals, recover critical minerals from contaminated water

Researchers developed a new sponge that can remove heavy metals…

Staff Writer | May 14, 2023 | 4:00 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

Zijin opens Serbia’s largest copper mine

The Cukaru Peki upper zone of the Timok copper and gold project is part of Serbia's only copper mining complex.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2021 | 8:15 am

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