AUSTRALIA – OceanaGold says its mines in the Philippines, New Zealand and the U.S. will produce a total of between 500,000 and 550,000 oz. of gold and 14,000 to 15,000 tonnes of copper this year at all-in sustaining costs (AISC) ranging…
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BRITISH COLUMBIA – Rio Tinto’s BC Works aluminum smelter and Kemano power operations have been certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). This is the highest internationally recognized standard for environmental, social and governance pra…
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DENVER, Colo. – The Mining and Metallurgical Society of America has chosen to award its 2019 gold medal to Pierre Lassonde, chairman of Toronto-based Franco-Nevada Mining. Lassonde is recognized for his leadership as a mining executive for a major mini…
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QUEBEC – Monarques Gold of Montreal says its 2018 drilling program has increased the size of its Croinor gold deposit 50 km east of Val d’Or. And the deposit continues to yield exceptional grades. Highlights from the additional 6,645-metre diamond̷…
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PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar now offers Cat Dynamic Gas Blending (DGB) technology in a conversion kit for off-road trucks. DGB is said to be the key to lowering fuel costs without lowering performance. This dual-fuel technology optimizes fuel use from…
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If diamond miner equities are a proxy, the sentiment surrounding the diamond industry is now at historically low levels. Just in the last two years, a basket of diamond producer stocks was down 28.9% in 2018, following a decline of…
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BRAZIL – What looks like a quiet field in a tropical landscape soon becomes a disaster area. A video made public by Brazilian television shows the exact moment when a dam at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao mining complex burst and…
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SWITZERLAND – Commodities giant Glencore has reported production figures for 2018 and confirmed 2019 guidance that implies a 14%-year-over-year increase in copper equivalent production. Copper production reached 1.45 million tonnes in 2018, 11% higher …
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BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver’s Tudor Gold Corp. has outlined what it calls “Goldstorm,” a new zone at the Treaty Creek property in the Golden Triangle. Treaty Creek, in which Tudor has a 60% interest and is the operator, borders Seabridge…
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BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver’s Tudor Gold Corp. has outlined what it calls “Goldstorm,” a new zone at the Treaty Creek property in the Golden Triangle. Treaty Creek, in which Tudor has a 60% interest and is the operator, borders Seabridge…
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