Breaking News
Boliden Reaches Agreement to Reopen Tara
Swedish mining company Boliden reported that an agreement has been reached between worker´s unions and local management which enables the process of reopening the company’s underground zinc mine in Tara, Ireland. In July 2023, the Tara mine was placed on care and...
Nevada Gold Mines Celebrates Official Opening of Goldrush Mine
The Goldrush Project is officially on track to produce 130,000 ounces (oz) of gold this year and will further enhance the value Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) brings to the state through taxes, employment and meaningful support for communities, said Barrick President and...
Mosaic Sells Interest in MWSPC to Ma’aden
Mosaic announced this week that it would sell all its shares in Ma’aden Wa’ad Al Shamal Phosphate Co. (MWSPC), a joint venture investment among Ma’aden, Mosaic and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), to Ma’aden in exchange for newly issued shares in Ma'aden. Upon...
Pan American Sells La Arena to Zijin
Pan American Silver Corp. announced that it will sell La Arena SA, owner of the La Arena gold mine as well as the La Arena II project in Peru, to Jinteng (Singapore) Mining Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group Co. for $245 million in cash upfront and a...
Features
The Only Way Is Down
E&MJ explores advances in shaft sinking, raiseboring and hoisting with five industry leaders By Carly Leonida, European Editor As near-surface orebodies become depleted and demand for minerals and metals grows, there is only one way that mining operations can...
Drilling Tool Innovations Improve Productivity
Enhancements that increase component performance and longevity are currently or will soon change rig specifications By Jesse...
Screening and Sorting Systems Improve Plant Processing Efficiencies
Rejecting waste from processing streams reduces the consumption of water, energy and the amount of tailings By Steve Fiscor,...
Fleet Management for Modern Mines
E&MJ presents new developments in fleet management systems for open-pit mining operations By Carly Leonida, European Editor...
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Leading Developments
SolGold Publishes PFS for Cascabel Project in Ecuador
SolGold recently announced the results of the prefeasibility study for its flagship Cascabel concession, near Ibarra, Ecuador. The company said the results reaffirm the deposit’s world-class potential as a significant South American copper and gold mine. Located in...
Canada Funds Critical Minerals Development
A Canadian program for funding critical metals mining awarded more than $700,000 to a Fortune Metals cobalt project. Johnathan...
IOC to Decarbonize Iron Ore Processing in Labrador
The Government of Canada awarded C$18.1 million ($13.3 million) from its Low Carbon Economy Fund to Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Co. of...
DOE Commits $2.26B for Thacker Pass Construction
Lithium Americas Corp. has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a $2.26 billion loan...
Production Begins at Salares Norte in Chile
Gold Fields Ltd. has started production at its Salares Norte gold mine in Chile’s Atacama province with the pouring of its first...
Côté Pours First Gold
IAMGOLD Corp. completed its first gold pour at the Côté gold mine, located in Ontario, Canada. Côté Gold is a joint venture...
Alamos to Acquire Argonaut Gold
Alamos Gold Inc. said it will acquire Argonaut Gold Inc. in an all-share transaction valued at $276 million. As part of the...
Newmont to Sell Non-Core 1 Assets
Newmont’s end of the year earnings report recapped a transitional year for the world’s largest gold miner. The company completed...
