Miners to continue flying high through 2022 – report
Global miners can continue to expect an “exceptional year of earnings” through 2022 as a broad commodity price rally underpins strong financial results for most actors, according to a new…
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Mineração Vale Verde completes Serrote copper-gold mine build
Privately held Mineração Vale Verde (MVV) and funding partner Appian Capital Advisory have completed construction of the Serrote copper-gold project in Alagoas, Brazil, ahead of schedule and under budget. At…
Biggest copper project in decades begins production
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has begun producing copper concentrate at its Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) months ahead of schedule as the metal…
World’s top 10 biggest copper mines
Copper, the highly conductive red metal vital to the manufacturing of products essential to the electrification of the world’s energy systems is also used in heating, cooling, electronics, power generation…
CIM 2021: Anglo American CEO Cutifani urges miners to ‘create the future’ – not be a victim of it
Tasked with talking about the role of mining in society as part of the opening plenary at this year’s virtual CIM convention, Anglo American (LSE: AAL) chief executive Mark Cutifani…
Tier One Silver on cusp of drilling Curibaya in Peru
In October, Auryn Resources was reorganized and split into three separate companies — Canada focused Fury Gold Mines (TSX: FURY NYSE-AM: FURY) and Peru-focused Sombrero Resources and Tier One Silver….
Anglo American to run South America mines 100% on renewables
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has signed a deal to run its Quellaveco copper mine in Peru 100% on renewables, effectively allowing the miner to deliver on its promise of powering all…
Rupert Resources provides update on Pahtavaara in Finland
Rupert Resources (TSXV: RUP) has reported new drill results from the Ikkari prospect at its 100%-owned Pahtavaara project, about 1,200 km north of Helsinki in Finland’s Central Lapland greenstone belt. Highlights…
Miners await presidential elections in Ecuador
On April 11th, Ecuadorians choose a new president with critical implications for the country’s nascent mining industry. For many, the vote is a referendum on the legacy of former president…
Tier One Silver raises $13.5M ahead of Q2 drilling in Peru
With a listing on the Toronto Venture Exchange in the works, Tier One Silver has raised $13.5 million for exploration at its flagship Curibaya silver-gold project in Peru. The junior,…
The circular economy set to transform the mining industry, says panel at the Global Mining Symposium
In the future, mining companies will need to develop new business models that account for the increasing re-use and recycling of metals and minerals as the world moves towards a…
Interview: Chile’s Minister of Mines and Energy prepares for new cycle of expansion
As copper prices hit their highest level in almost a decade, Chile’s mining industry is preparing for a new cycle of expansion. “We hope that if the price cycle remains…