Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged on Wednesday to recover the more than 60 remaining bodies of miners killed in a massive coal shaft explosion in 2006, a mission he described as a humanitarian promise made to victims’ families.
The…
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Canada-based polymetallic mining company Sierra Metals has announced the appointment of Ricardo Arrarte to the board of directors, filling a vacancy left by the resignation of Philip Renaud who is moving on to spend more of his time on other business v…
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Vancouver-headquartered Sandfire Resources has appointed mining executive John McGonigle its CFO as the company continues to build its senior leadership team ahead of the planned construction and development of its underground Black Butte copper projec…
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The chairperson of South American gold project developer Orosur Mining, John Walmsley, has died, following an illness, the TSX- and Aim-listed company reported this week
Walmsley joined the board of directors as chairperson in 2013 and has served in t…
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Advantage Lithium said on Thursday it has temporarily replaced CEO David Sidoo after he was arrested last week by US. authorities as part of a sweeping college admissions scheme.
The company, which is developing a lithium project in Argentina, has nam…
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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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London’s metals men have often taken an interest in politics.
Nigel Farage, the former leader of the UK Independence party who successfully campaigned for Brexit, started his career trading on the London Metal Exchange. Conservative party treasurer Mi…
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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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Gold miner Alio Gold on Tuesday announced the resignation of Greg McCunn as CEO and said that it had appointed Mark Backens as his successor.
McCunn has resigned to pursue another opportunity and he will leave in March.
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TSX- and NYSE-listed Kinross Gold has promoted Andrea Freeborough to CFO with effect from May 1, replacing Tony Giardini, who will be leaving the company after six years in a senior role at the mining company.
“Tony’s commitment to financial disciplin…
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