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Fortuna finds more gold at Sunbird ahead of first gold at Seguela

Seguela will be Fortuna’s fifth mine, and is expected to produce 133,000 oz. gold a year.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2022 | 2:26 pm

G Mining proceeds with construction of Tocantinzinho gold project in Brazil

Over a mine life of 10.5 years, the TZ project…

Staff Writer | September 12, 2022 | 9:15 am

Colombia to require environmental permits for exploration

Companies operating in Colombia currently need environmental permission only for…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2022 | 6:59 am

Ivanhoe, Gecamines kick off construction at Kipushi zinc mine in DRC

On care and maintenance since 1993, Kipushi will be one…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2022 | 3:43 am

Ancient remains found at Glencore’s project in Argentina

A worker at Glencore’s El Pachón project in Argentina bumped…

Staff Writer | September 11, 2022 | 11:38 am

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

Trader buys $36m of copper and gets painted rocks instead

The saga unfolds like a gangland thriller, with the Swiss trading house saying it’s been the victim of cargo fraud.

Bloomberg News | March 10, 2021 | 9:58 am

Sphinx buys former New Calumet zinc-lead-silver mine

The historical resource estimate made in 1996 (not NI 43-101 compliant) included “reserves” in two zones above the 600-foot level of 61,326 tonnes grading 217 grams silver and 6.3 grams gold.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 10, 2021 | 9:34 am

Copper price rises on demand hopes

Copper futures advanced in London and New York on Wednesday on hopes of rising demand, but prices in Shanghai fell on fears of policy tightening by top consumer China.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 10, 2021 | 8:38 am