Despite difficulties, Randgold set to expand Tongon past 4 years

Africa-focused gold producer has confirmed "multiple opportunities for extending the life of the operation beyond the current four-year horizon."

Andrew Topf | April 23, 2017 | 5:05 pm

Mount Polley permitted to pipe treated wastewater into Quesnel Lake

Imperial Metals (TSX:III) has been granted a water discharge permit from the B.C. government that will allow the company to flow treated mine wastewater from the Mount Polley mine into Quesnel Lake.

Andrew Topf | April 23, 2017 | 4:23 pm

Siberian gold mine collapse kills two

Two gold miners are dead and one is in critical condition after an underground gold mine near the Siberian city of Chelyabinsk partially collapsed.

Andrew Topf | April 23, 2017 | 3:23 pm

BREAKING BAD: Rockbreaking equipment does the bull work underground

When it comes to large, unwieldy rocks, mines and quarries deploy rockbreakers, which can be visualized as the big guns that serve as a kind of first assault in the ground war between rock and machine.

Andrew Topf | April 14, 2017 | 3:00 am

Potash junior teams up with Indian conglomerate to build new mine in Saskatchewan

JV company Vanguard Potash Corp would develop a small 250,000 tonnes per annum potash mine, initially.

Andrew Topf | April 9, 2017 | 4:21 pm

Alderon offers $1 million for part of Wabush Mines to use as tailings disposal for Kami

Alderon Iron Ore Corp. will purchase assets related to the Scully Mine for the purpose of disposing tailings produced from its flagship Kami project

Andrew Topf | April 9, 2017 | 2:26 pm

Areva faces “uranium-gate” in Niger

French nuclear power giant Areva is reportedly cooperating with a legal enquiry by activists who say the company cheated Niger out of $3.25 million in uranium exports.

Andrew Topf | April 2, 2017 | 5:45 pm

Solar now employs more people in the US than coal and natural gas

Solar power, once derided as an expensive and unreliable energy source, has become a major generator of employment in the United States, according to new data supplied by The Solar Foundation.

Andrew Topf | April 2, 2017 | 3:59 pm

New mine in Iran to add 800,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate every year

Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO) signed a $1-billion deal with private investors over the weekend to build the mine.

Andrew Topf | March 26, 2017 | 2:29 pm

11 Chinese miners die in neighbouring gold mine accidents

Accidents at two neighbouring gold mines claimed the lives of 11 miners working the pits in Henan province on Friday.

Andrew Topf | March 26, 2017 | 1:30 pm

Australia okays Mulga Rock uranium mine

Western Australia may soon have a new uranium mine, after the last environmental hurdle was cleared by Vimy Resources (ASX:VMY) to build its Mulga Rock uranium mine.

Andrew Topf | March 12, 2017 | 4:25 pm

Vale to mothball century-old Ontario nickel mine

The Stobie mine in Sudbury began in 1890.

Andrew Topf | March 12, 2017 | 3:07 pm

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