The first copper concentrate has been shipped from Nevada Copper’s Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada to the company’s offtake partner Concord Resources. Production at the Pumpkin Hollow processing plant started on Dec. 16 and the company expects the und…
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Miqrotech and Seglico, winners of the Acciona I’MNOVATION competition, have been chosen to pilot their technologies at operating mine sites. On Nov. 28, the final round of the Acciona I’MNOVATION program took place in Chile. This competition is aimed a…
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MALI – Canadian gold producer Iamgold has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 41% interest in the Sadiola joint venture to Australian-based Allied Gold for total consideration of up to US$52.5 million in cash. Under…
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NEVADA – EMX Royalty announced that it has acquired, for $3.5 million, a 19.9% equity interest in Rawhide Acquisition Holding, a privately-held Delaware company that owns the Rawhide gold-silver mining operation in Nevada. In a press release, EMX…
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TORONTO – Kirkland Lake Gold has released three-year production guidance for its Macassa and Fosterville mines and provided an update on Holt. Next year, production from the three assets is expected to total 950,000 oz. to 1 million oz. at…
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In October, the wheels started turning on one of the world’s largest conveyor systems. Once in full operation, 14 kilometres of belts will bring 140,000 tonnes of ore a day to surface from huge tunnels carved out beneath Codelco’s giant…
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Barrick Gold has announced that the power plant at its 60% owned Pueblo Viejo open pit is expected to receive its first natural gas in the first quarter of next year, leading to lower greenhouse gas emissions…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Metso will deliver high performance crushing and material handling equipment to the Venetia mine held by De Beers. The Venetia mine is reported to produce about 4 million carats, making it one of South Africa’s flagship operations.……
QUEBEC – Latest guidance for Iamgold’s Westwood underground mine suggests production of 100,000 oz. to 125,000 oz. of gold a year over the next three to four years; in line with levels achieved over the past eight quarters. All-in sustaining…
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VANCOUVER – Lundin Gold has announced the first export of gold concentrate and doré from Ecuador with the first shipment of 180 tonnes of concentrate departing the port on December 8th. “Our first shipment to Boliden’s smelting facility in Harjavalta,&…
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