Zijin takes control of Pan American’s gold mine in Peru Pan American no longer owns the mine but retains the right to 60% of future copper concentrate from La Arena II. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2024 | 3:51 am
UN to deploy satellite-based monitoring to strengthen global mining safety standards World Mine Tailings Failures predicts 13 catastrophic TSF failures between 2025 – 2029. Staff Writer | December 2, 2024 | 4:48 pm
Rio Tinto, Imperial College London launch Centre for Future Materials Rio will invest $150 million in the Centre over the next 10 years. Staff Writer | December 2, 2024 | 3:31 pm
Deutsche Bank sticks out among financiers of Peabody’s coal loan Peabody obtained a $2.1 billion bridge loan to help it pay for the acquisition, according to a Nov. 25 filing. Bloomberg News | December 2, 2024 | 2:23 pm
China’s ‘super-giant’ gold discovery claim sounds ‘aspirational,’ WGC expert says The Geological Bureau of Hunan Province said it had found more than 35.2 million oz of gold beneath the Wangu gold field in Pingjiang county. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | December 2, 2024 | 1:45 pm
Madison Metals buys large antinomy project in Ontario’s Hemlo gold camp The Howells Lake project comprises nearly 140 sq. km of mineral claims within the Thunder Bay mining district. Staff Writer | December 2, 2024 | 1:20 pm
Indigenous mining complicates Brazil’s fight against illegal gold The Munduruku territory, a reservation the size of Switzerland on the Tapajos river, a major Amazon tributary, has become a hot spot for illegal mining. Reuters | December 2, 2024 | 11:20 am
Aya pours first silver from new mill at Zgounder Located in the Anti-Atlas mountains of west-central Morocco, Zgounder is considered the second most important silver producer in the kingdom. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | December 2, 2024 | 10:23 am
Condor Gold shares surge on takeover approaches The company reported nonbinding takeover approaches from Calibre Mining and Metals Exploration. Staff Writer | December 2, 2024 | 10:19 am