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Referendum over Bluestone Resources’ Cerro Blanco project in Guatemala underway

The Asunción Mita municipality launched a popular consultation that will either allow the mine to go ahead or halt its development over environmental concerns.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 18, 2022 | 12:07 pm

Deadline for working group dealing with Las Bambas conflict extended to year-end

Peru’s executive power extended, until December 31, 2022, the expiration…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 18, 2022 | 8:36 am

Heritage, Retriev, Battery Solutions merger creates circular supply chain in North America

"It makes us the largest collector, packager and processor of…

Amanda Stutt | September 16, 2022 | 11:03 am

Turquoise Hill holder Pentwater ups stake, rejects Rio Tinto bid

It has increased its stake in the Canadian miner to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2022 | 5:03 am

Power issues delay SilverCrest’s first metal sale from Las Chispas

Power supply to the Mexican project is not “at a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 15, 2022 | 6:03 am

Scotgold shares fall on “teething” issues at Cononish

The Scottish miner revealed a series of hiccups standing in the way of its plans to ramp up production at Cononish.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2021 | 9:44 am

Silver prices rally for a second day on Reddit frenzy

Reddit traders may find other commodities harder to hit, analysts say.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 9:01 am

Kyrgyzstan bans foreign companies from future mining projects

The economy of the Central Asian nation relies heavily on gold mining.

Reuters | January 29, 2021 | 7:50 am

Tianqi’s top shareholder to get up to $2.5bn injection

Chengdu Tianqi Industrial Group will receive up 16 billion yuan that may help the miner to pay down debt.

MINING.com Editor | January 29, 2021 | 7:25 am

Thyssenkrupp’s Canada plant to produce 11,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year

Thyssenkrupp’s Canadian subsidiary will build an 88-megawatt water electrolysis plant capable of producing 11,100 tonnes of hydrogen per year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 6:08 am

BHP and Vale’s Samarco hit with nearly $1 billion suit

Noteholders accuse the miner of ignoring their requests to restructure their debt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2021 | 3:58 am

China’s Shandong ramps up industrial safety checks after gold mine blast

The province of Shandong plans to launch inspections of key industrial sectors in a bid to uncover safety risks.

Reuters | January 28, 2021 | 8:46 pm

Silver price surges as GameStop traders move into precious metals

Shares in small nickel and cobalt explorer GME Resources also jumped as much as 53%, apparently driven by the similarity of its stock ticker code to the US videogame retailer.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 28, 2021 | 10:29 am

Turquoise Hill seeks interim order against Rio over Mongolia mine funding

Moves aims to "protect viability" of Turquoise's funding strategy for the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2021 | 6:48 am

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