US miners decry mineral royalty plan floated in Congress The proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending measure would set an 8% gross royalty on existing mines and 4% on new ones. Reuters | September 16, 2021 | 8:51 am
NorZinc eyes larger Prairie Creek operation in Northwest Territories, starts PEA The PEA is to be completed in the second quarter next year with Ausenco as the lead consultant. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 15, 2021 | 10:55 am
Aya raises $55 million for Zgounder silver expansion in Morocco Aya is advancing an expansion feasibility study to boost production to 5 million oz. silver annually. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 15, 2021 | 10:47 am
Kutcho Copper expands high-grade BC resource, advances feasibility The three deposits included in the FS have a combined measured and indicated resource of 22.9 million tonnes grading 1.5% copper and 2.2% zinc. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 14, 2021 | 9:53 am
Taranis Resources’ BC bulk permitting tussle a provincial exploration industry boon Mineral explorers in British Columbia could not get bulk sampling permits since the Mt Polley disaster of 2014. Henry Lazenby | September 14, 2021 | 9:17 am
Robust metals price outlook softens in 2022 – reports Global mined zinc production will grow at the fastest pace since 2012 in 2021. Henry Lazenby | September 13, 2021 | 11:17 am
Lower than expected grades bite into Rainy River guidance for New Gold Company has cut production guidance at its Rainy River gold mine in Ontario by about 10%. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 13, 2021 | 8:32 am
Biden administration moves to block Alaska Pebble mine The Department of Justice asked the court to vacate a 2019 decision by the Trump-era EPA to remove protection of the Bristol Bay watershed. MINING.com Editor | September 9, 2021 | 1:11 pm
Silver ETF gains further traction as Redditors keep buying While investors are once again pulling money out of the largest gold ETF, the "Wall Street Silver“ community seems to be continuing to buy heavily into the silver ETFs. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 9, 2021 | 10:06 am