Chile court looks at alleged Escondida breaches
A Chilean environmental court will look into the State Defence Council’s (CDE) allegations that the Escondida copper mine, the world’s largest, has caused “irreparable damage” to the Punta Negra salt…
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Palladium One lays groundwork for massive sulphide project in Finland
Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM) has extended the Kaukua South zone anomaly at its flagship Läntinen Koillismaa (LK) PGE-nickel-copper project in north-central Finland. “Reconnaissance drilling carried out by previous owners…
What the Nevsun human rights case means for Canadian miners
A recent Supreme Court decision pertaining to Nevsun Resources could have big implications for other Canadian mining companies with foreign operations, opening them up to human rights claims stemming from…
Barrick inks option deals with Precipitate Gold and Golden Minerals
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has inked two earn-in agreements in as many days on projects in the Dominican Republic and Argentina. The gold major is earning a 70%…
S&P Global lowers GDP, metals price forecasts
S&P Global Ratings has cut its global GDP growth forecast for 2020 to 0.4%. Earlier this month, it lowered its GDP growth forecast for China to 2.9% from its previous…
Exploding Costs: An analysis of Galore Creek
The mining industry is fraught with capital cost overruns — a quick internet search will turn up many examples. The results quickly highlight that as many as two-thirds of mining…
Editorial: Sinking in a sea of red
The economic fallout from COVID-19 is mounting sharply. Last week, unemployment claims in the United States hit a record 6.6 million, up from 3.3 million the previous week, and the…
Antofagasta halts Los Pelambres expansion project
Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has suspended a US$1.3 billion expansion at its Los Pelambres operation in Chile for an estimated four months as the coronavirus pandemic has made it impossible to…
Spain allows Atalaya’s Riotinto copper mine to resume operations
Atalaya Mining (LSE: ATYM) has restarted its Riotinto copper mine in Spain after local authorities in Andalucía determined that mining operations supplying other essential industries should remain open. The Cyprus-headquartered…
TSX inches higher, March 30-April 3: Agnico, Aura Minerals, Newmont, NovaGold
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.98%, or 250.56 points, to finish the trading week at 12,938.30. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 3.61% to 66.80, while the S&P/TSX Global Base…
TSX Venture falls, March 30-April 3: Gold X, Meridian, Revelo, Morien
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.19% to finish the trading week at 383.94. Gold X Mining’s shares rose 20¢ to $1.53. The junior, which is advancing its Toroparu project…
Freeport ramps up security after attack kills employee near Grasberg mine
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) confirmed that one employee was killed and another employee and contractor were seriously injured in a shooting in Papua, Indonesia, near the company’s administrative offices in Kuala…