If all goes according to plan in northern Chile, Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) and its partners Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo will start commissioning and ramping up their Quebrada Blanca 2 (QB2) copper project in the fourth qua…
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RUSSIA – The world’s top diamond producer by output, Alrosa, reported unearthing a gem quality rough diamond weighing 63.15 carats from the Zapolyarnaya kimberlite pipe of the Verkhne-Munskoye deposit located in Yakutia. In a press release, Alrosa rev…
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MONGOLIA – Big mining projects come with big price tags, and the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in the South Gobi area is no exception. The operator and 50% owner Rio Tinto says the cost to complete the underground portion of…
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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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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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ONTARIO – Toronto-based McEwen Mining has drilled what could become a new source of ore for the Black Fox gold complex 65 km east of Timmins in the Larder Lake district. Drilling at the 147NE target of the Grey Fox…
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ILLINOIS – Caterpillar’s Cat 794 AC mining truck is now equipped to meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final exhaust emissions standards. In field testing, the Tier 4 pilot trucks matched the superior performance and productivity of the Tier 2 equivalent…
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ONTARIO – Toronto’s North American Palladium is enjoying continued success from the near surface exploration targets at its Lac des Iles palladium mine 85 km northwest of Thunder Bay. So far this year, the company has drilled 34 holes totaling…
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BRITISH COLUMBIA – Pretium Resources says the ramp-up to 3,800 t/d at its Brucejack gold mine about 60 km north of Stewart is on schedule. Underground development is nearing the targeted rate of 1,000 metres per month, and it will…
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Partners Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; NASDAQ: MPVD) and De Beers seem to be finding their stride at the Gahcho Kue mine, in the Northwest Territories. Mountain Province owns a 49% stake in the open pit mine, while De Beers is the majority owne…
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