Zambia temporarily shut its border with Tanzania to enhance measures against the spread of the new coronavirus, delaying its main copper exports via Dar es Salaam, a minister said on Tuesday. President Edgar Lungu on Sunday directed the closure after t…
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The coronavirus pandemic is giving many of us the opportunity to reflect, plan and strategize for the future. Mining executives are no exception, says Marc Jadoul, strategic marketing director at Nokia. Jadoul says the pandemic is an opportunity for mi…
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ONTARIO – Cameco has announced that it is resuming production at the uranium hexafluoride (UF6) plant within its Port Hope conversion facility and its Blind River refinery in Ontario. The two operations are planned to restart the week of May…
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TORONTO – On Apr. 3, Vale launched a COVID-19 challenge in Canada to help generate innovative solutions among the pandemic by offering financial support of up to US$1 million. Nearly 1,800 solutions were submitted globally and over 300 came from&…
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Workers at the Toromocho copper mine in Peru, operated by Chinalco’s Aluminum, were given rapid tests for the novel coronavirus on Thursday after an employee at its processing facility tested positive, the company said.
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Two employees from the Tucano gold mine, in northern Brazil, have tested positive for Covid-19, TSX- and NYSE American-listed Great Panther said on Thursday.
The employees have mild symptoms and are in isolation at home. The company noted that operati…
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TORONTO – In the first quarter of this year, Wesdome Gold Mines’ Eagle River complex in Ontario produced a total of 25,122 oz. of gold at all-in sustaining costs of US$1,058 per oz. These numbers include 24,457 oz. from the…
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TORONTO – A “wild swing” in the Mexican peso weighed on Torex Gold‘s first quarter, despite solid production of 108,537 oz. gold at the company’s El Limon Guajes mining complex in Guerrero state. In a release, Torex president and CEO……
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TORONTO – Miner Iamgold released its first quarter results, reporting production of 170,000 oz. at all-in sustaining costs of US$1,230 per oz. In the release, the company noted that while it did achieve its production targets for the quarter, output…
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A new index has been created to provide an empirical basis for ranking the physical-interaction dimension of the Covid-19 transmission risk for various occupations in South Africa – a tool that could help guide policymakers in evaluating which sectors …
