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First Quantum sees slower ramp-up at Panama mine after workers contract coronavirus

Miner maintained its production guidance for the year but said it would temporarily cut pay for certain senior staff by 20%.

Reuters | March 24, 2020 | 5:00 am

Virus control measures to hit Rio Tinto operations in South Africa, Canada

Production at its Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa will…

Reuters | March 23, 2020 | 3:39 pm

Hatch, Anglo, BHP, and Fortescue form Green Hydrogen consortium

Companies are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 23, 2020 | 3:26 pm

Nighthawk expands Colomac Main sill at depth

Colomac is a past-producing open pit with historical production of…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 23, 2020 | 1:32 pm

B2Gold halts mining in Philippines, Africa operations unchanged

Temporary suspensions come as government measures to contain the the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2020 | 7:16 am

Zambia tells Glencore mine closure, lay-offs ‘illegal’

Zambia’s mines minister says the company has not officially communicated the government its intentions as required under the country's law.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 6, 2014 | 11:00 am

U.S. threatens Zimbabwe with further sanctions over $3B platinum mine

The United States is wagging its finger at Zimbabwe, threatening to ratchet up sanctions over a plan to develop a platinum mine involving Russian and Zimbabwean companies.

Andrew Topf | October 5, 2014 | 11:03 pm

Ship laden with Arctic nickel on historic Northwest Passage voyage

The polar class vessel is loaded with a cargo of nickel concentrate from Nunavik’s Deception Bay destined for the port of Bayuquan, northern China.

Frik Els | October 3, 2014 | 7:51 pm

Former Barrick chief buys Iamgold mine

This is the first asset Aaron Regent's private equity firm acquires, after failing to buy Glencore’s Las Bambas copper project in Peru.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2014 | 4:56 pm

Glencore now idles zinc mine in Zambia over tax refund row

The company is cutting 169 jobs at the mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2014 | 3:51 pm

Why Canadian pipeline companies are moving billions in assets to U.S. subsidiaries

The move allows Canadian firms to pay less in tax and raise more capital for their major projects.

Financial Post | October 2, 2014 | 4:18 pm

Canada launches $1.25bn large-scale carbon capture and storage plant

The project, first of its kind in the world, aims to demonstrate that the so-called “clean coal” technologies are feasible.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2014 | 3:55 pm

Goldcorp begins production at Quebec’s Eleonore mine

Output for this year is expected to be between 40,000 and 60,000 ounces of gold, reaching 7,000 tonnes a day by 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2014 | 2:10 pm

Glencore halts copper projects in Zambia over tax row

The standoff marks a major setback for the miner, which is in the process of upgrading its copper assets in Zambia hoping to increase output by at least 50% by 2017.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 1, 2014 | 2:00 pm

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