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Calibre secures approval for third open pit at Valentine gold mine in Newfoundland

The company received Federal Environmental Assessment Approval to include the Berry Pit and associated infrastructure changes at Valentine.

Staff Writer | August 6, 2024 | 9:43 am

Agnico, Barrick dominate top Canadian miners

Agnico runs the country’s biggest gold mines by output: Detour…

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | August 5, 2024 | 8:00 am

BC Minister’s statement on the 10-year anniversary of the Mount Polley dam breach

The catastrophic event left an indelible mark on British Columbia's…

Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low-Carbon Innovation | August 4, 2024 | 8:04 am

Arcadium acquires Li-Metal’s technology, pilot plant in $11 million deal

Arcadium will also provide lithium to Li-Metal as part of…

Staff Writer | August 3, 2024 | 9:13 pm

A fraught election just reshaped the next steps for deep sea mining

Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been elected the next secretary-general…

Bloomberg News | August 2, 2024 | 4:28 pm

Barrick looks to explore new gold, copper deposits in the DRC

Last year, Barrick said it intended to search for additional copper deposits in Zambia and the DRC as part of its efforts to expand its presence in the African copper belt.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 9:30 am

Glencore’s carbon emissions jumped 8.8% in 2023, reveals new climate plan

Increase was a consequence of expanding coal production and restarting an oil refinery in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2024 | 3:48 am

BC court dismisses former CEO’s appeal over environmental violations at Yellow Giant mine

Benjamin Mossman appealed the decision that found him guilty of 13 environmental violations, including discharging mine waste, failing to report environmental spills and dumping,

Staff Writer | March 19, 2024 | 4:56 pm

Aurion shares bounce on B2Gold JV discovery in Lapland

The discovery in the emerging Sore area returned significant intercepts such as 26.45 grams gold per tonne over 2.5 metres.

Henry Lazenby | March 19, 2024 | 4:03 pm

Sigma Lithium receives letter of arbitration from LG Energy Solution

LG Energy alleges that Sigma is in breach of certain provisions in connection to a lithium supply agreement entered in 2021.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 3:50 pm

Global Atomic stock plunges as Niger’s junta expels US troops

The military coup in July led the U.S. to suspend government funding for Dasa, but the company raised C$15 million in January.

Colin McClelland | March 19, 2024 | 11:58 am

Teck refutes claims by enviro group on cost of Elk Valley cleanup

Report says it would cost Teck $4.7 billion to mitigate selenium contamination at the BC operations.

Staff Writer | March 19, 2024 | 8:27 am

Coal, oil, gas resources should remain in the ground to reach Paris Agreement goals – study

In a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, UB scientists present a global atlas of unburnable oil.

Staff Writer | March 19, 2024 | 6:06 am

Amex tests recover better than 95% gold from Perron project in Quebec

Samples from the Denise, Gratien, Grey Cat, and Team gold zones were tested by gravity, flotation and leaching.

Staff Writer | March 18, 2024 | 10:45 am

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