COPPER: Top copper miner’s output slump adds to worry on metal shortfall
A tight copper market may be set to get a lot tighter, if a report this week from the world’s biggest miner […]
Marilyn Scales
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GOLD: Lundin Gold completes one third of construction at Fruta del Norte
ECUADOR – Underground mine development is on schedule and, at planned rates, Lundin Gold expects to reach the orebody at its Fruta del Norte […]
GOLD: Kinross on track for 2018 production and costs
TORONTO – Kinross Gold has released its third quarter results that indicate the company achieved solid production and generated a cash flow. […]
COBALT: First Cobalt begins tests for restarting refinery
ONTARIO – Toronto-based First Cobalt Corp. has begun testing cobalt hydroxide material as feedstock for its refinery in Cobalt. SGS Canada has […]
GOLD: World Gold Council launches site for data, analytics and research
LONDON, U.K. – On Nov. 8 the World Gold Council launched Goldhub, calling it a market leading source of data, insights and […]
MINING PEOPLE: MacLean Engineering, Blackrock Gold, Copper North, Equinox Gold, Radisson, Teck Resources, and ArcelorMittal
MacLean Engineering, based in Collingwood, Ont., has hired Patrick Marshall as director of mining technology. The holder of a mechanical engineering degree […]
PUMPS: Five slurry pump hacks you need to know
GEORGIA – It seems like a hack exists for everything these days. From a quicker way to wash your car to unusual […]
Uranium reversal may be close, Purepoint says
In one of the few exploration projects it is funding next year, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) and its joint-venture partners Orano Canada and Purepoint Uranium (TSXV: PTU) […]
DIAMONDS: Alrosa recovers first rough diamond over 50 carats from new Yakutia deposit
RUSSIA – Russia’s Alrosa just recovered the first large gem quality rough diamond from its Verkhne-Munskoe deposit, which recently launched operations in Western […]
GOLD: B2Gold hits record gold production in Q3
VANCOUVER – B2Gold produced a record 242,020 oz. of gold in 2018’s third quarter, 78% higher than in the same quarter of the […]
COMMENT: Acacia takeover by merged Barrick an option
UNITED KINGDOM – The buyout of Acacia Mining’s minority shareholders by the new, larger Barrick Gold is one option, said Mark Bristow, […]
DIAMONDS: Stornoway seeks more resources at Renard mine
QUEBEC – Since the beginning of the year, Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Montreal has been drilling and sampling at the Renard diamond […]
Callinex forms Osawi Gold to advance exploration in Manitoba
Callinex Mines (TSXV:CNX; OTCQX:CLLXF) has created a wholly owned subsidiary, Osawi Gold Corp., to advance the company’s exploration activities in Manitoba. Specifically, […]