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Great Panther grows Guanajuato complex resources in Mexico
Silver and gold producer Great Panther Mining has updated the resource estimates for the Guanajuato and San Ignacio underground mines within its wholly owned Guanajuato mine complex (GMC) in Mexico. Combined measured and indicated resources increased by 17% to 10.2…
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Marathon Gold derisks Valentine with permitting milestone
Marathon Gold’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Valentine gold project has been accepted for a formal review by the federal assessment agency, which, according to Marathon, is a significant milestone in the Environmental Assessment (EA) process for Valentine. After…
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BMC receives YESAB’s blessing for Yukon silver-zinc mine – with conditions
The Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has recommended that BMC Minerals‘ ABM silver-zinc project, at its Kudz Ze Kayah project, be allowed to proceed, paving the way for the private company to proceed with permitting. The positive recommendation…
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Ecuador’s constitutional court allows referendums on new mining projects
Ecuador’s highest court has ruled that communities have the right to hold referendums on whether or not proposed large and medium-scale mines can move forward, but said the public can only vote on mining rights not yet granted and not…
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Taseko advances Florence copper project permitting in Arizona
Taseko Mines’ Florence copper project in Arizona received strong support at a public hearing held by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), which is part of the process required to obtain an Aquifer Protection permit (APP), the company has…
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Mexican gov’t greenlights Orla Mining’s Camino Rojo
Mexico has approved the environmental impact statement (EIS) for Orla Mining’s (TSX: OLA) Camino Rojo oxide gold project in Zacatecas state — clearing the way for mine construction to start. The approval from the Mexican Federal Environmental Department (Semarnat) also satisfies…
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ESG: Troilus receives approval to dewater pits, first Ecologo certification
QUEBEC – Troilus Gold has received a Certificate of Authorization from Quebec’s ministry of sustainable development, environment and fight against climate change (MELCC) to dewater the Z87 and J4 pits at the past-producing Troilus project. “Obtaining the Certificate of Authorization…
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GOLD: Decade allowed to drill at Del Norte property in BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Decade Resources and Teuton Resources announced that they have received drill permits for the Del Norte property, located in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. Decade optioned the property from Teuton in January 2020 with terms allowing Decade to earn…
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GOLD: Pure Gold receives amended air and noise permit ahead of Q4 production
ONTARIO – Pure Gold Mining has received an amended air and noise permit for its PureGold mine in Red Lake, which features a processing production limit of up to 1,089 tonnes per day. The amended environmental compliance approval specifies the…
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U.S. government to assess Twin Metals Minnesota’s proposed mine
Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Twin Metals Minnesota has received formal notice that its planned copper-nickel-cobalt-platinum metals mine will be assessed through a federal environmental review. The U.S. government’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) notified the company at the end of June…
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GOLD: Sabina expands drill program at Back River
VANCOUVER – Sabina Gold & Silver is back at work at its Back River gold project in Nunavut, with an expanded 8,500-metre drill program planned at the 8-km-long Goose property. The junior demobilized its exploration camp staff at the project,…
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GOLD: Iamgold advances permitting for Côté
TORONTO – Iamgold‘s 70%-owned Côté gold project in northern Ontario has received a key federal permitting approval, taking it one step closer to a construction decision. The approval, under the Fisheries Act, is related to impacts on fish habitats and tailings…
