December 1, 2020

Mongolia, Turquoise Hill force Rio Tinto into Oyu Tolgoi review

They have set up a special committee to conduct an independent review into the project's cost overruns and delays.

December 1, 2020

Scotgold pours first gold at Scotland’s only commercial mine

Commercial production at Cononish mine will begin in early 2021.

December 1, 2020

Newcrest bets big on Greatland’s Havieron gold-copper project

It has also inked a farm-in and JV agreement with Greatland to access the latter’s Black Hills and Paterson Range East exploration licenses in Western Australia.

December 1, 2020

Yukon government denies ATAC’s tote road permit

Explorer was notified that the provincial government had rejected its application to build a tote road to its Tiger gold deposit

November 30, 2020

De Beers plans to clean up diamond supply chain, be carbon neutral by 2030

The initiative is the latest example of a miner setting sustainability goals in an industry blamed for depletion of natural resources, smuggling and child labor in supply lines.

November 30, 2020

K92 shares up on high-grade drill results at Kora

Company released results from the ongoing diamond drilling of the Kora deposit at the Kainantu gold mine in Papua New Guinea.

November 30, 2020

First Quantum expands copper reserve base with Argentina project

An NI 43-101 report for the Taca Taca project outlined a maiden mineral reserve estimate of 7.7Mt contained copper.

November 30, 2020

Copper Mountain updates mine plan with 65,000 t/d mill expansion

The latest study builds on a 45,000 t/d mill expansion that is now underway and expected to start up in the third quarter of next year.

November 30, 2020

Peru new mining minister vows to streamline permitting

Jaime Galvez aims to reduce the current consultation period during the exploration phase to six months, down from about 12 months it currently takes.

November 30, 2020

Azimut confirms continuous zone at Elmer in Quebec

The latest assays from Azimut Exploration’s 55-hole drilling program focused on the Patwon zone within its Elmer property in Quebec suggest a “significant gold discovery.”