JOHANNESBURG and VANCOUVER – South African platinum miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) announced Monday that it has launched a joint venture with Canada’s Platinum Group Metals to accelerate the development of next generation battery technology us…
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CRANBROOK, B.C. – The Mining Association of Canada and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada have issued a joint recommendation as the provincial and territorial mines ministers meet this week. The industry associations are urging gover…
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NEWFOUNDLAND – Toronto-based Anaconda Mining is considering the idea of expanding the pit at the Pine Cove gold mine, part of its Point Rousse project near Baie Verte. Expansion at this mine would delay development of the Argyle gold deposit…
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NOVA SCOTIA – Transition Metals of Sudbury, Ont., has reported that excellent grades have been drilled at its Highland gold property in the Cape Breton Highlands, 60 km northwest of Sydney. The best hole – 19-TMC-RC – returned 16.15 g/t…
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PAKISTAN – The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has awarded US$5.84 billion in damages to Tethyan Copper Co. following what was deemed an unlawful denial of a mining lease for the Reko Diq copper project.&…
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UNITED KINGDOM – A new white paper from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) concludes that using peristaltic hose pumps enhances precious metals mining. The paper says that in order to maximise profitability through improved uptime, reduced ma…
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Infill and exploration drilling in the Western Flanks Zone of the Beta Hunt gold mine in Western Australia has boosted measured and indicated resources five-fold and inferred resources three-fold, RNC Minerals (TSX:RNX) reports. The updated resource fo…
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SASKATOON, Sask. – A tribunal of international arbitrators ruled in favour of Cameco Corporation in the miner’s contract dispute with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, TEPCO. According to a corporate press release, the tribunal rejected TEPCO’s as…
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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Vancouver-based North Arrow Minerals says its JV partner and operator at the LDG project, Dominion Diamond Mines, has intersected kimberlite in the first drill hole of the season. The project is located near Lac de Gras, 10̷…
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NEWFOUNDLAND – Maritime Resources Corp. has been infill drilling at its Hammerdown gold deposit near the town of King’s Point. The assays from 18 of 19 diamond drill holes in the program have been received. Here are some of the…
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