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Capstone produces first saleable copper concentrate at MVDP in Chile

The MVDP is expected to enable the mine to process 236 million tonnes of copper sulphide reserves over a life of 20 years.

Staff Writer | June 26, 2024 | 8:42 am

Victoria Gold must rapidly secure landslide site: expert

Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) must quickly stabilize its Eagle gold mine…

Colin McClelland and Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | June 26, 2024 | 7:58 am

Alaska Natives sue EPA over Pebble mine veto, Northern Dynasty says

Two native village corporations had sued the Environmental Protection Agency…

Reuters | June 26, 2024 | 7:12 am

Teck, Taku River Tlingit First Nation, BC partner on Tulsequah Chief mine remediation

News comes years after the Ministry of Energy and Mines…

Amanda Stutt | June 25, 2024 | 4:54 pm

Photos of Victoria Gold accident show heap leach landslide in Yukon

The primary leaching pad can accommodate as much as 90…

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | June 25, 2024 | 7:06 am

Ero Copper’s Tucumã project set for production in early Q3

The Tucumã open-pit mine is expected to produce 7,000 to 25,000 tonnes of copper concentrate this year.

Staff Writer | June 12, 2024 | 8:14 am

Anglo Asian nets $5 million prepayment from Trafigura for copper sale

Anglo's Azerbaijan-based subsidiary will receive $3 million immediately and a further $2 million upon resumption of flotation processing.

Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 8:12 am

Lawsuit targets Adventus and Salazar’s Ecuador project permit

A group of locals has requested a provincial judge to scrap the environmental permit for the miners’ Curipamba-El Domo copper-gold project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2024 | 5:24 am

Gemfields picks ex-De Beers boss Bruce Cleaver as new chair

Bruce Cleaver, who was at the helm of De Beers for seven years to 2023, takes the position effective July 1.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2024 | 3:53 am

Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list

The list now identifies 34 minerals and metals deemed essential to the country’s economic or national security.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 1:37 pm

Buenaventura resumes ore treatment at El Brocal plant

Despite the suspension, the company said it still expects to achieve its budgeted production in the third quarter.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 8:35 am

Ditching noble metals improves efficiency of zinc-air batteries

A new metal-nitrogen-carbon catalyst for zinc-air batteries has proven to outperform noble metal catalysts.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 6:06 am

World Bank tribunal rules against Canadian miner in legal dispute with Colombia

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes found that the mining ban on the Santurbán moor does not violate the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 9, 2024 | 11:20 am

Colombia halts coal exports to Israel over Gaza war

Colombia is reported to be Israel's biggest supplier of coal.

Reuters | June 8, 2024 | 7:27 pm

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