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Vale accepting applications for MINE innovation challenge
Vale is offering the MINE (Mining Innovation for a New Environment) program in collaboration with the MIT Professional Education, MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, Brazil-based SENAI CIMATEC and startup accelerator the Bakery. The program gives 30 professionals the opportunity to help…
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Yamana and Agnico Eagle approve Odyssey mine construction
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE, LSE: AUY) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) have approved the $1.7-billion construction of the Odyssey gold project at the Canadian Malartic mine in Quebec. Canadian Malartic, located in the Abitibi region, is a…
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Trilogy, South32 partner with Alaska to fund critical mine road
Ambler Metals, a joint venture between Canada’s Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE: TMQ) and Australia’s South32 (ASX, LSE, JSE: S32), has inked a development funding agreement with the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) aimed at building a critical road…
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Carbon footprint of nickel sulphate transport may start to worry OEMs – report
Market analyst Roskill issued a report, where its experts say that they expect concerns over carbon emissions from the transport of nickel sulphate feedstocks such as mixed hydroxide product (MHP) to grow over the coming years. According to Roskill, increased…
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Newcrest OK’s $135M exploration decline at Red Chris
As it works toward a resource update at the Red Chris mine, Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM, ASX: NCM) has begun construction of the box cut for a new exploration decline at the copper-gold project, 80 km south of Dease Lake,…
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Kinross reports record free cash flow of $1B for 2020
Toronto-based gold major Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has released its fourth-quarter and year-end 2020 financial results. Production of 2.4 million gold-equivalent oz. for the year (624,032 oz. in the fourth quarter) at all-in sustaining costs of US$987 per…
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MINING PEOPLE: Artemis, Battle North, First Cobalt, NorZinc, Tanzanian Gold
Management appointments announced this week include: Candice Alderson is now senior VP of corporate affairs with Artemis Gold. Rachel Pineault has been named VP of human resources with Battle North Gold. Marlis Yassin has been named CFO of District Metals,…
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Kutcho Copper grows copper-zinc resource ahead of feasibility release
Kutcho Copper (TSXV: KC) has released an updated resource for its Kutcho copper-zinc project in northwestern B.C. The latest resource features an 8% increase in measured and indicated tonnes and a 24% growth in inferred tonnes when compared with the…
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Metso Outotec launches Linear Metallurgical Sampler
Metso Outotec has launched a versatile Linear Metallurgical Sampler (LMS), that allows the measuring of material balances as well as reporting to investors and other stakeholders in compliance with AMIRA P754 and other sampling standards. The solution enables integration with…
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American Lithium to acquire Plateau Energy amid EV boom
At a time of rapidly growing lithium demand backed by an increasing focus on electric vehicles, energy storage and renewable energy generation, American Lithium (TSXV: LI) has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Plateau Energy Metals (TSXV: PLU) to consolidate…
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Victims go to Supreme Court against Brumadinho deal
The People Affected by Dams Association (MAB) and the Popular Sovereignty in Mining (MAM), along with left political parties PT and PSOL are seeking a Supreme Court order against the deal signed by Vale and the government of Minas Gerais, Brazil, for the…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 225: Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Randy Smallwood on how streamers can promote ESG initiatives
This week’s episode features a recording from AME Remote Roundup of Wheaton Precious Metals president & CEO Randy Smallwood, who discusses ESG initiatives and what role streamers can play to improve society. Randy discusses how sustainability is a core value…
