The Pumpkin Hollow underground copper project is in the final stages before starting producing in the current quarter, which will transition TSX-listed Nevada Copper from developer to producer.
The company confirmed this week that it had started preco…
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Diversified major Rio Tinto has completed the drilling of ten bulk trenches to conclude its sampling programme on Canadian junior Star Diamond’s Star kimberlite, using a new technology.
The trench cutter sampling rig that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada …
Despite reporting lower production for the 2019 financial year, dual-listed Tharisa remains confident of achieving its Vision 2020 strategy of producing 200 000 oz/y of platinum-group metals (PGMs) and two-million tonnes a year of chrome concentrates f…
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The French government has appointed mining engineer Didier Le Moine as new mining delegate and coordinator of mining projects in French Guiana, a move which Canada-listed Columbus Gold has welcomed.
Le Moine formerly held the position of director of i…
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Copper and platinum-group metals project developer Ivanhoe Mines has appointed Mark Farren CEO of its Kamoa-Kakula copper joint venture, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Farren was previously Ivanhoe executive VP of operations.
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Swiss-headquartered iron-ore producer Ferrexpo has lowered its guidance for the full year to between 10.4-million tons and 10.6-million tons, citing current market conditions.
The new guidance compares with an earlier forecast of producing 10.6-millio…
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Finland-focused explorer Karelian Diamonds has raised £50 000 through a subscription of 1 428 571 new ordinary shares of €0.00025 each, at a price of 3.5p each.
The net proceeds of the subscription will be applied for general working capital purposes.
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Drilling services company Major Drilling has acquired family-owned drilling company Norex Drilling from Timmins, Ontario for $19.7-million.
Major Drilling CEO Denis Larocque said on Monday that the acquisition was an “unique opportunity” to gain a pos…
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The share price of European exploration and project development company Emerita Resources rose sharply on the TSX-V on Friday, following a favourable ruling on the Aznalcóllar project appeal, in Spain.
Five judges of the Appellate Court of Seville hav…
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Russian miner Alrosa has discovered what believes to be a first in the history of global diamond mining: a diamond with another diamond moving freely inside it.
The unusual stone, which resembles a traditional Russian Matryoshka doll, was mined in Yak…
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