TNM Drill Down: Best gold assays of the week come from Fiji, Colombia and Mali
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week (Apr. 21-28). Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our…
South America
No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva has issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, that are off limits for mining. The move…
Aclara Resources says revamped EIA for Chile rare earths project reduces impacts
Aclara Resources (TSX:ARA) has submitted a new environmental impact assessment (EIA) to the Chilean government for its Penco Module rare earths project, as it targets a feasibility study for 2024.The…
Chile’s state miner seeks US$1.5B from lithium partner
Chile’s National Mining Company (Enami) is looking for a private partner to contribute with a US$1.5 billion-investment and knowledge to develop its lithium assets. The state miner Enami will be…
Hudbay on track for carbon-neutral operations at Constancia in Peru
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) says a renewable energy contract it’s inked in Peru for its Constancia copper operations marks a major milestone towards meeting its 2030 goal to…
Glencore buys stakes in Norsk Hydro and Vale’s assets in Brazil
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said on Thursday is buying a 30% stake in Brazil’s alumina refinery Alunorte from Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro and a 5% stake in Mineracao Rio do…
Teck takes restructuring plan off the table ahead of vote
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has decided to withdraw its plan to split up the company into two — a base metals and a coal…
Canada can’t build great mining companies fast enough to meet demand
Mining runs on M&A — one of the only constants in a business that’s full of uncertainty. Still, it’s been painful to watch so many home-grown metals and mining companies…
Collective Mining shares rise on new high-grade find at Apollo in Colombia
Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL; US-OTC: CNLMF) says it’s found another high-grade zone at the Guayabales gold-silver-copper project in Colombia. The company’s shares rose more than 8%. The discovery in…
Anglo American’s copper output up 28% in first quarter
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) said on Tuesday that copper production jumped by 28% in the first three months of the year to 178,100 tonnes, thanks mainly to the ramp-up of its…
TNM Drill Down: Reunion Gold’s Oko West in Guyana tops week’s gold assays
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company…
Horizonte says Araguaia nickel mine in Brazil is on track for early 2024 production
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) said on Monday it was on track to begin production at its Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil in the first quarter of 2024. The…