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Skeena Resources seals Essay Creek royalty sale to Franco Nevada

Net proceeds of the sale will be used to fund exploration and development activities at Eskay Creek gold-silver project in British Columbia.

Staff Writer | January 3, 2023 | 5:52 am

Ferrexpo owner Zhevago steps down from board after arrest

Zhevago was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling and money-laundering…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2023 | 3:47 am

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Australia’s national science agency assessed 12 nature-based and engineered carbon…

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 9:34 am

Copper Mountain shuts BC mine after ransomware attack

The shutdown is a preventative measure as Copper Mountain assesses…

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 7:54 am

Two B2Gold employees dead after robbery in Mali

A local bus contractor transporting B2Gold employees from the Fekola…

Staff Writer | December 29, 2022 | 5:32 pm

Costa Rica wins arbitration case over open-pit gold mine

An international arbitration panel ruled Costa Rica does not owe Canadian miner Infinito Gold any compensation from a project cancellation 10 years ago.

Reuters | June 4, 2021 | 11:06 am

Vale closes mines after evacuation order at Xingu dam area

Company has interrupted production at its Timbopeba mine and part of its Alegria mine after prosecutors ordered the evacuation of an area around the nearby Xingu dam.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2021 | 9:11 am

Court order forces steelmaker CSN to upgrade dam safety in Minas Gerais

A judge ordered the company to work on the safety of the Fernandinho dam or pay a daily fine of $197,667.

Reuters | June 4, 2021 | 7:30 am

Mosaic halts two mines in Canada over flood risk

The fertilizer producer will restart its idled Colonsay mine to offset some of the production drop, estimated at 1 million tonnes of potash.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2021 | 7:26 am

BHP to pay $93m for environmental harm at Escondida

The figure is part of a plan drawn up to resolve a lawsuit from the state over water use and related damage to a sensitive area.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2021 | 3:46 am

Workers again block rail line supplying Colombia coal miner Cerrejon

Cerrejon, jointly owned by BHP, Anglo American and Glencore, has had repeated disagreements with nearby Wayuu indigenous communities and its largest union, which held a three-month strike last year.

Reuters | June 3, 2021 | 2:46 pm

Western Uranium buys physical uranium

Western Uranium says the physical uranium purchase complements its Sunday mine complex production plans.

Reuters | June 3, 2021 | 7:24 am

Giga Metals’ Turnagain nickel project tests show potential for carbon neutrality

Preliminary testing carried out by the University of British Columbia shows the Turnagain nickel project has potential for significant mineral sequestration of CO2.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 3, 2021 | 6:09 am

Boroo completes acquisition of Lagunas Norte mine in Peru

Barrick put the open pit mine on care and maintenance in 2019, but production continued from the heap leach.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 2, 2021 | 12:40 pm

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