Ten years after Mount Polley dam breach in British Columbia, 15 charges laid On August 4, 2014 a breach at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley mine sent the equivalent of 2,000 Olympic swimming pools of mining waste into a creek. Staff Writer | December 10, 2024 | 2:58 pm
Robex shifts focus to Guinea, aims to pour first gold in 2025 The company has been producing gold at the Nampala mine in Mali since 2017. Trish Saywell, Special to The Northern Miner Group | December 10, 2024 | 2:12 pm
US offers six companies contracts to make uranium fuel for nuclear plants The US is investigating uranium imports to see if China is helping Russia circumvent the ban. Reuters | December 10, 2024 | 1:28 pm
Biden plans to finally kill Nippon Steel bid for US Steel Nippon Steel and US Steel are poised to pursue litigation over the process if Biden decides to block the merger, Bloomberg sources say. Bloomberg News | December 10, 2024 | 1:08 pm
Newmont cuts two dozen middle manager jobs in corporate overhaul The cuts are in addition to the previously reported reduction of at least 10 senior managers and an executive. Bloomberg News | December 10, 2024 | 1:01 pm
Barrick said to seek buyer for Ivory Coast mine as bullion soars Barrick plans to stop production at the 24-year-old Tongon open-pit mine by 2027. Bloomberg News | December 10, 2024 | 12:55 pm
Fortuna boosts mineral resource at Séguéla gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire Exploration programs grew inferred resources to 677,000 gold ounces, including the contribution of four new mineral deposits, CEO says. Staff Writer | December 10, 2024 | 11:29 am
Copper output from Codelco flat in October, BHP’s Escondida rises Codelco, the world's largest copper producer that is struggling to boost declining output, posted total production of 127,900 metric tons. Reuters | December 10, 2024 | 11:24 am
El Salvador sitting on $3 trillion worth of unmined gold, president says The country has "potentially" the largest gold deposits per square kilometer in the world, Nayib Bukele said on his X account. Staff Writer | December 10, 2024 | 11:04 am
