The government of Quebec is allowing mines to reopen as essential services from Wednesday, but only if they can comply with strict measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.
Mining companies, including Agnico Eagle, Eldorado Gold, Glencore, Hecla Minin…
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The Commercial Court of São Paulo has ruled that DEV Mineração, the owner of the Amapá iron-ore project could start shipping stockpiled iron-ore, marking a major milestone for the reopening of the iron-ore mine that once belonged to diversified miner A…
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The Cigar Lake uranium mine, in Canada’s northern Saskatchewan, will remain on care-and-maintenance for an “indeterminate period”, uranium producer Cameco announced on Monday, explaining that it sought to keep the remote isolated communities in which i…
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Canadian gold senior Yamana Gold on Monday announced that it would sell shares and warrants in Vancouver-headquartered Equinox Gold for C$201-million.
The miner entered into an agreement with Stifel and Cormark Securities to sell 12-million units at C…
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Robbert Borst has retired as COO of TSX-listed Marathon Gold, following the release earlier this week of the prefeasibility study (PFS) results of its Valentine gold project, in central Newfoundland.
Borst, who was responsible for the successful comp…
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Kirkland Lake, a gold miner with operations in Canada and Australia, has reported a “very strong” performance in the first quarter, bolstering production by 43% year-on-year to 330 864 oz.
Production growth, once again, was driven by the Fosterville m…
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The government of Greenland has waved mineral exploration licence obligations and expenditures through to the end of the year, as part of emergency relief it is providing to the mining sector amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision covers all comp…
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French group Eramet is mothballing its lithium project in Argentina, announcing on Wednesday that its board had decided not to engage the construction of the lithium production plant.
The company in February already placed the project on hold, citing …
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French group Eramet is mothballing its lithium project in Argentina, announcing on Wednesday that its board had decided not to engage the construction of the lithium production plant.
The company in February already placed the project on hold, citing …
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TSX-listed Cameco will be in discussions with uranium major Kazatomprom – its joint venture (JV) partner at the Inkai mine – to determine how that company’s announcement of reduced operational activities across its mines will impact on Cameco’s purchas…
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