Mandalay’s mine fully flooded, trapped workers unlikely to be alive — Chile’s Army A waterproof camera is expected to reach Monday the area where the miners are believed to have been working and where the shelter is located. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2017 | 3:47 am
Copper-zinc VMS project changes hands for C$28.8M A high-grade copper-zinc volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in British Columbia will now be developed by Desert Star Resources (TSXV:DSR). Andrew Topf | June 18, 2017 | 4:18 pm
Heavy snowfall disrupts rescue of workers trapped at Mandalay’s mine in Chile It’s unknown whether the two workers are alive, as authorities have been unable to make contact with them. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2017 | 9:17 am
SolGold soars after raising more than $41 million via share placing The placing is at a 15% premium to SolGold's closing price on Thursday and at a 12% discount to its peak share price of 46.75p on May 26. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2017 | 6:59 am
Argentina lifts curbs on cyanide use at Barrick’s Veladero mine While the measure allows the company to resume full operations, Barrick said it plans to gradually restart them. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2017 | 3:25 am
BHP Billiton announces new Chairman The world’s largest mining company announced that Ken MacKenzie has been elected to succeed Jac Nasser Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 15, 2017 | 5:32 pm
Excelsior adds key permit to Arizona in-situ copper mine Excelsior Mining (TSXV:MIN) investors have seen a stellar 2017, with the stock up 30% over the last month and 41.2% year to date. Andrew Topf | June 14, 2017 | 7:37 pm
Nyrstar sells mothballed Mexican zinc mine for $20 million Despite a hot zinc market, Switzerland-based Nyrstar (EBR:NYR) has unloaded another of its zinc mines, this time the Campo Morado mine in Mexico. Andrew Topf | June 14, 2017 | 5:38 pm
Argentina passes mining act expected to create 125,000 new jobs Agreement is part of plan to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2017 | 8:49 am
