RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…
Mexico
Sheinbaum quickens mining permits even as Mexico faces $1.5B in claims
Mexico’s image as a tough place for mining may show little sign of abating under the Claudia Sheinbaum administration as it increases taxes and faces $1.5 billion (C$2.15 billion) in…
Equinox halts output at Los Filos in Mexico
Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) announced the indefinite suspension of operations at its Los Filos mine in Guerrero, Mexico. The decision follows failed negotiations for a land access agreement with the community of Carrizalillo….
PDAC Q&A: Torex CEO sees Mexico administration ‘tailwinds’ for Media Luna
Canadian gold producer Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) is almost ready to start commercial production this spring at its $950-million (C$1.36-billion) underground Media Luna project in Mexico’s Guerrero gold belt….
PDAC: Seafloor mining balances pros and cons
Commercial production of undersea mining could become a reality in less than five years, but at a potentially high cost to seafloor ecosystems, panellists told the Prospectors & Developers Association…
JV article: PSA and Pronto Xi ERP software power big mines like Blackwater in BC
More than 400 mining companies worldwide depend on Pronto Software’s Pronto Xi ERP to increase efficiencies through streamlined operations and smarter resource management. Toronto-based Pronto Solutions Alliance (PSA) is widely…
London Symposium Video: Beaty receives TNM’s lifetime achievement award
Mining industry pioneer Ross Beaty joined mining icons like Peter Munk and Robert Friedland after receiving The Northern Miner’s lifetime achievement award. He is celebrated for founding 15 companies, including…
London Symposium Video: New unified global sustainability standard to roll out by 2026, panel hears
Global mining groups aim to launch a single sustainability standard by early 2026 to simplify reporting and address industry challenges, an event in London heard this month. The International Council…
London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says
Ontario’s bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code. Yet the province must still widen…
JV Article: Sandvik launches global parental leave program for employees
Swedish multinational engineering company Sandvik, which specializes in mining equipment and component manufacturing, has rolled out a 14-week parental leave program for its employees worldwide. The program provides 90% of…
Video: WGC on analysts’ US$3,000 per oz gold call as investors flood in
Gold could reach US$3,000 per oz. in weeks after rate cuts lowered the opportunity cost of holding it, driving speculative and institutional inflows, World Gold Council senior market strategist Joseph…
Lithium rout derails projects around the world, though some persist
Low lithium prices are forcing a raft of companies to delay spending on projects from Quebec to Nevada, from South America to Australia. General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a…