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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Canada needs all levels of government to coordinate a coherent response to the virus.
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…
Canadian mine sites have done well to keep employees and communities safe.
Brad Smith and Shelby Rooney look at how health and safety obligations have changed under COVID-19 – and how they haven’t.
Sander Grieve of Bennett Jones weighs in on the challenges and opportunities that have arisen for miners and their counsel during the pandemic.
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…
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…