Champion Iron reports record Bloom Lake production

SNC says it had recently updated Codelco on the status of the project, including what it called delays "that were the responsibility of Codelco."

The company says the acquisition of the St. Laurent project supports its strategy of exploring for battery and energy metals.

The miner is targeting production of 2,000 to 2,500 troy ounces of gold concentrate per month.

The Diagras property covers 22,595 hectares with a total of 23 known kimberlites on trend with the Diavik mine.

The Chilean state miner has terminated its contract with SNC-Lavalin at its Chuquicamata mine, accusing the engineering firm of failing to comply with work commitments.

The company is sufficiently confident Zimbabwe will recover from its problems to re-invest on a modest scale.

The one-time special dividend, worth $470 million, will be given to Newmont's shareholders only if its friendly takeover of Canada’s Goldcorp is approved.

The Manibridge nickel deposit was first discovered in 1963 and it sits on the Thompson Nickel Belt, the fifth largest and third highest grade sulphide nickel belt in the world.

Crystal Lake Mining is supposedly undertaking a private placement financing to fund the exploration program.