Canada-based explorer SilverCrest Metals has acquired the El Picacho property, near its Las Chispas project in Sonora, Mexico.
SilverCrest paid $1.6-million for a 100% ownership in 11 mining concessions of the property, totalling about 7 060 ha.
“We …
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While global electric vehicle (EV) sales are back to a healthy growth trajectory, significant investment in mining capacity is required if EVs are to become anything more than a niche market, says mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland’s Clean TeQ Holdin…
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The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has invited public and indigenous groups to comment on the potential environmental effects of Alamos Gold’s proposed Lynn Lake project, in Manitoba, as part of a federal environmental assessment.
The Lynn Lake pr…
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A helicopter pilot sustained minor injuries following a forced landing event at the Johnson Tract exploration project, in Alaska, on Wednesday.
TSX-V-listed explorer HighGold said the helicopter, operated by a local contractor, sustained significant d…
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Gold miner Artemis will adopt a phased approach to build the newly acquired Blackwater project, which will eventually be a C$1.4-billion mine producing 400 000 oz/y, south-west of Prince George, in British Columbia. In a revised prefeasibility study (P…
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Gold miner Artemis will adopt a phased approach to build the newly acquired Blackwater project, which will eventually be a C$1.4-billion mine producing 400 000 oz/y, south-west of Prince George, in British Columbia. In a revised prefeasibility study (P…
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London-listed mining company Polymetal said on Wednesday that it had temporarily suspended operations at one of its mines in Russia, after one third of its employees there tested positive for Covid-19.
The Olcha mine, part of the Omolon hub, employs 1…
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Toronto-listed Trevali Mining has announced the outcomes of a prefeasibility study (PFS) for the expansion of its Rosh Pinah mine, in Namibia, putting a price tag of $93-million on the RP2.0 expansion project.
The study contemplates expanding the thro…
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Diversified miner Vale is making further progress in its strategy of replacing fossil fuels, with the announcement this week that it is installing Brazil’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) at a port in Rio de Janeiro to supply electrical de…
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Vancouver-based miner Teck Resources has signed a new agreement with the company it uses to export its steelmaking coal, contracting for the shipment of 32.25-million tonnes.
Teck’s agreement with Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership is nonbinding …
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