Unlike the recurring attacks by armed jihadists in Burkina Faso, the rebel groups that are making mining impossible for Banro Corp. in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are motivated more by commercial than religious reasons, CEO Brett Richard…
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AUSTRALIA – Barrick Gold has agreed to sell its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) in Western Australia to Saracen Mineral Holdings for US$750 million in cash. KCGM owns and operates the Kalgoorlie mine, also known as the Super P…
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AUSTRALIA – Caterpillar and its flagship autonomous operation, the Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) iron ore mine in Western Australia, continue to set records. FMG recently announced an impressive milestone – 1 billion tonnes of material moved with the he…
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TORONTO – Hudbay Minerals reported Q3 operating and financial results which put it on track to meet its 2019 production guidance. Company wide Q3 copper production came in at 36,422 tonnes with an additional 28,639 tonnes of zinc as well…
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ONTARIO – On the one year anniversary of the launch of the underground drone flight program at Newmont Goldcorp’s Porcupine operation, SafeSight Exploration is excited to celebrate over 100 underground drone flights without incident at the Hoyle Pond g…
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The Northern Miner hosted its third annual Progressive Mine Forum in October. During the event, Tony Makuch, president and CEO of Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL), sat down with Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro for an in-depth fireside ch…
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BURKINA FASO – A feasibility study has found that increasing the carbon-in-leach (CIL) plant capacity and postponing the heap leach operation to the end of the mine life is more economical than operating both a heap leach and the CIL…
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ARIZONA – Para Resources of Vancouver has poured its first gold doré bar weighing 380 oz. from its Gold Road mine near Oatman. The next step is to begin pouring larger bars as additional mining faces become active and work…
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TORONTO – High grade gold miner Kirkland Lake Gold has posted record cash flows and net earnings – $0.84 per share – for Q3 2019 (all figures U.S. dollars). The company credits strong production growth and better unit costs. Net…
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VANCOUVER – Trevali Mining Corp. released Q3 financial and operating results from its operations located in Canada, South America and Africa. Q3 zinc production came in at 106.8 million pounds payable, a new record for the company and a slight…
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