Filo extends high-grade Aurora zone at Filo del Sol to 1.6 km
Filo Mining’s (TSX: FILO) ongoing drilling program at its Filo del Sol copper project in Argentina has extended the strike length of the emerging Aurora zone to 1.6 kilometres. The…
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QC Copper drills three more in-pit zones as high as 0.75% Cu at Opemiska
QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU; OTC: QCCUF) has reported new assay results from its current drill program on the Opemiska property, where the company has been aiming to upgrade…
Canada inks MOUs with German automakers to help meet clean transport demand
Canada’s federal government has signed new agreements with German automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, setting the stage for exploring deeper cooperation across all stages of the automotive value chain. Canadian Prime…
‘Winter’ approaches for base metals equities, warns Haywood report
A metaphorical winter approaches for base metals equities, says Haywood Capital Markets in a new report published on Sunday. Analyst Pierre Vaillancourt expects the constellation of base metals companies under…
Glencore to invest $500M to address arsenic emissions at Horne smelter
Glencore plans to invest more than $500 million in its Horne smelter located in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., with the aim of improving air quality to reduce its arsenic emissions to 15 ng/m3 within…
Peruvian Institute of Economy reports ‘concerning’ decrease in mining private investments
A recent report by the Peruvian Institute of Economy states that the country’s mining sector has seen a ‘concerning’ decrease in private investments. According to the Institute, while the mining…
‘Overexploitation’ caused sinkhole near Lundin Mining copper project, Chile government says
Chilean authorities say they can “confirm” the massive 36.5-metre diameter sinkhole which emerged on July 30 near Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN)’s Alcaparrosa copper mine is tied to mining “overexploitation”. Lundin’s Chilean unit…
Copper deficit a critical destabilizing threat to international security, says S&P Global
Copper scarcity may emerge as a key destabilizing threat to international security in the 21st Century an analysis by S&P Global found this week. “Projected annual shortfalls will place unprecedented…
Worsening economic outlook, weak metals prices marred mining in Q2, says S&P Global
Analysts at S&P Global Market Intelligence have pointed the finger at a worsening global economic outlook and softer metals prices for dragging down global mining activity in the three months…
Permitting woes have Chile’s miners feeling ‘under threat’
A rash of permit rejections for mining projects by the new left-wing government has rattled nerves in Chile’s mining industry. First came the rejection of Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) US$3-billion…
Lumina Gold grows its Cangrejos project in Ecuador
Lumina Gold (TSX-V: LUM) has concluded its drilling program at the Cangrejos gold-copper project in Ecuador, delivering what are likely the penultimate batch of results before the conclusion on a…
Teck CEO meets with Chile’s President Boric to discuss investments, royalties
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric and the chief executive of Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B) (NYSE: TECK), Don Lindsay, met in the capital Santiago to discuss the Canadian miner’s projects…