The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MT DEQ) has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) outlining the final permitting steps for the underground Black Butte copper project that TSX-V-listed Sandfire Resources America is dev…
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Mining veteran Ian Cockerill has been nominated to succeed Bobby Godsell as the chairperson of Russia- and Kazakhstan-focused Polymetal International, the London-listed company announced on Monday.
Cockerill will stand for election at the annual gener…
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The K&S mine, which has been experiencing trouble with the drying unit, has managed to ramp up capacity to 86% in the second half of February, Hong Kong-listed IRC reported on Friday.
The operating issues with the drying unit had prevented K&S…
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TSX-listed Prophecy Development Corp has appointed Michael Doolin its COO and interim CEO with effect from April 1.
Doolin was the COO and interim CEO of Klondex Mines, prior to its takeover by Hecla Mining Company in July last year.
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This week Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer discusses mining’s increased investigation of renewable energy, government support for a national platinum strategy and the PGM zone gazetting.
RBPlat, Implats make headlines Read More »
In this opinion piece, De Beers Group CEO Bruce Cleaver outlines the diamond miner’s approach to creating a more inclusive world for all. For more than a century, International Women’s Day has been celebrated annually on March 8 to recognise the social…
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Gold major Newmont Mining has designated the Astro project for option under the terms of an exploration alliance with Canadian junior Evrim Resources.
The Astro project is situated on the western margin of the Mackenzie platform, a basin which runs pa…
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Despite economic challenges and uncertainty, the mining industry is experiencing a “renaissance and a renewed sense of confidence”, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) president Glenn Mullan remarked on Wednesday, as the yearly mini…
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The Ontario government has used the yearly Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention to announce to the global mining industry that the province is open for business and that it will remove barriers to investment.
Premier Doug…
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday dropped by the yearly Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, in Toronto, telling delegates that the minerals industry is important to the prosperity of the country.
Accordi…
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