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Mountain Province’s Q1 marked by Covid shutdown, rising diamond prices
The first quarter of the year marked a continuing recovery in diamond prices for Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD) – but production at the company’s 49%-owned Gahcho Kué mine, in the Northwest Territories, was severely curtailed by a Covid-19 outbreak.…
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Gahcho Kué, Brucejack mines grapple with Covid outbreaks
De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds have suspended operations at their jointly owned Gahcho Kué diamond mine, 280 km north of Yellowknife, as they work to contain a Covid-19 outbreak that began last week. In addition to two cases in…
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Cameco suspends production at Cigar Lake
Cameco announced on Monday that it will be temporarily suspending production at its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan over the coming weeks due to the increasing risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The safety of our workers, their families…
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Victoria Gold’s John McConnell on launching a mine during a pandemic at the Global Mining Symposium
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) commenced production at its Eagle heap-leach mine in the Yukon on July 1 – perhaps the only new gold mine in the world to launch in the midst of a global health crisis. “It’s going reasonably…
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AngloGold suspends operations at Cerro Vanguardia
AngloGold Ashanti said on Tuesday it would voluntary suspend operations at its Cerro Vanguardia gold and silver mine in Argentina for 10 days, as coronavirus positive cases have been detected among its workforce. The company said essential activities during the…
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Canada can’t let its COVID-19 advantage slip away
Canada needs all levels of government to coordinate a coherent response to the virus.
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COVID-19 industry survey finds high confidence in mining sector leadership
The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal conducted a reader survey to gauge how the sector is faring through the COVID-19 pandemic, which began officially in March. The survey was open in July and August, with 384 people from the…
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Miners rise to the challenges of the pandemic
Canadian mine sites have done well to keep employees and communities safe.
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Health and safety obligations during COVID-19 – a mix of old and new
Brad Smith and Shelby Rooney look at how health and safety obligations have changed under COVID-19 – and how they haven’t.
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What a pandemic means for mining companies and their counsel
Sander Grieve of Bennett Jones weighs in on the challenges and opportunities that have arisen for miners and their counsel during the pandemic.
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RESOURCES: Canada supports mining sector with $98M geoscience investment
OTTAWA – With its sights set on economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, the government of Canada has announced a $98-million, five-year investment to renew two geoscience programs led by the Geological Survey of Canada: the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program and the Targeted Geoscience Initiative. The…
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GOLD: Harte reopens Sugar zone mine, plans August mill restart
ONTARIO – Harte Gold’s Sugar Zone mine is now back up and running, following a temporary shutdown at the end of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the company, longhole blasting and ore haulage rates underground are improving…
