Hochschild Mining walks away from Canadian gold project
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) has informed Skeena Resources (TSX, NYSE: SKE) that it is ending its option to earn a 60% interest in the Canadian miner’s Snip gold project, located…
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NGEx shares shoot up 23% on new copper-gold discovery in Argentina
NGEx Minerals’ (TSXV: NGEX) shares surged Tuesday on results from the first drill program at its Potro Cliffs project in northwest Argentina that reveal a potential major new copper-gold system….
RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest lithium mines
Lithium is a crucial component in the batteries that power the electric vehicles the world needs to accelerate the green energy transition. While lithium prices were white hot late last…
TNM Drill Down: Great Boulder hits a homerun at Side Well
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 Mining…
Teck rejects US$23B takeover bid from Glencore
Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), the country’s largest diversified miner, has rejected an unsolicited acquisition proposal from Swiss commodity trader and mining company Glencore (LSE: GLEN). The…
Teck produces first copper concentrate from QB2 in Chile
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has produced the first bulk copper concentrate at its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) project in Chile as the project advances to full production…
New tool could help Brazil’s crack down on illegal gold mining
Brazilian gold aggregator Fênix DTVM and Minespider, which runs a traceability platform for tracking down the precious metal through the supply chain, completed this week the first stage of a project…
First Quantum to take majority stake in Rio Tinto’s Granja copper project in Peru
First Quantum Minerals (TSE: FM) has agreed to partner with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to develop the La Granja project in Peru, forming a joint venture that will…
Collective Mining expands strike at Guayabales gold project amid 10 mines in Colombia
Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL; US-OTC: CNLMF) says high-grade drill results from the Guayabales project in Colombia extend the strike length of the Apollo deposit. The project in Caldas, 275 km…
Video: Third-party investments put McEwen Copper on the front foot
Canadian Mining Journal editor-in-chief Tamer Elbokl speaks to McEwen Copper vice-president and general manager Michael Meding about recent third-party investments in its Los Azules copper project in Argentina. The company,…
Nexa Resources resumes operations at Cerro Lindo zinc mine in Peru
Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has resumed operations at its Cerro Lindo zinc-copper mine in Peru after being suspended for almost two weeks due to unusually heavy rains that flooded several lower…
Lundin Mining pays $950M for controlling stake in Chilean copper mine
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) is buying a majority stake in the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile for about US$950 million, adding to a flow of deals as miners seek to…