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Silverton Metals to buy Margaritas gold-silver asset in Mexico

The property consists of two concessions, Margaritas and Ampliacion las Margaritas, totalling 500 hectares.

Staff Writer | May 30, 2022 | 7:31 am

Workers at Baffinland ask Canada to approve mine expansion

Unionized workers at Mary River iron ore mine are asking…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2022 | 3:51 am

Demand for green metals from recycling expected to grow – report

A report by White & Case states that global demand…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 29, 2022 | 7:35 am

Two more miners found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine

The dead bodies of two more missing miners have been…

Reuters | May 28, 2022 | 3:22 pm

China drags down entire industrials metals complex – report

Iron ore bucks the metals price doldrums as China GDP…

Henry Lazenby | May 27, 2022 | 9:47 am

Europe lagging in battery metals production – report

According to Aperio Intelligence, Europe’s own supply is unlikely to meet the demand driven by the e-mobility sector by 2025.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 12, 2021 | 6:11 am

Six coal miners killed in blast in Pakistan’s southwest

They were among eight miners trapped about 1,000 feet underground when accumulating methane gas exploded at the coal field in Marwar.

Reuters | March 12, 2021 | 5:45 am

First Majestic buys Nevada gold mine from Sprott

First Majestic is paying $470 million in shares for the Jerritt Canyon mine, plus five million share purchase warrants.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2021 | 3:45 am

Franco-Nevada posts record results, grows royalty portfolio

The company closed out the year with no debt, $534.2 million of cash and equivalents and $1.9 billion in available capital.

Magda Gardner - The Canadian Mining Journal | March 11, 2021 | 1:20 pm

7 Questions with Oxygen Capital’s Mark O’Dea

The Oxygen group created Fronteer Gold, which was sold to Newmont for $2.3 billion in 2011.

Alisha Hiyate - Canadian Mining Journal | March 11, 2021 | 12:43 pm

Glencore chairman Tony Hayward to step down by 2022

Announcement heralds a changing of the guard at the company, with long-serving chief executive Ivan Glasenberg due to step down in June.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2021 | 6:42 am

Nonferrous metals exploration budget down 11% in 2020 – report

The global budget was $8.7 billion in 2020, down from the $9.8 billion registered in 2019, S&P found.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 11, 2021 | 6:06 am

Ontario to develop first critical minerals strategy

Recent proposed investments of almost C$6 billion in Ontario's auto sector could make the province a global hub for EV manufacturing.

MINING.com Editor | March 11, 2021 | 6:00 am

BHP moves exploration team to Toronto to grow copper, nickel pipeline

The move to Canada’s most populous city is expected to help BHP grow its pipeline of “future-facing” metals projects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2021 | 3:51 am

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