• Panama miners push for restart of First Quantum copper operation

    Panama miners push for restart of First Quantum copper operation

    Panama miners push for restart of First Quantum copper operation   Panama’s chamber of mines (Camipa) is urging the government to allow First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) to resume operations at its Cobre Panamá mine, one of the few large copper operations to have come online over the past tw...
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  • Canada clears Endeavour Mining-Semafo merger

    Canada clears Endeavour Mining-Semafo merger

    Canada clears Endeavour Mining-Semafo merger   Canadian authorities have given Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) the go-ahead for the acquisition of smaller rival Semafo (TSX: SMF), which would create West Africa’s top gold producer. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, said Endeavou...
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  • Millennial Lithium gets license to expand Pastos Grandes project

    Millennial Lithium gets license to expand Pastos Grandes project

    Millennial Lithium gets license to expand Pastos Grandes project   The Mining Court of the Argentinian province of Salta granted Millennial Lithium’s (TSXV: ML) subsidiary, Proyecto Pastos Grandes S.A, the Nueva Sijesyta 01 mining license, which was part of a set of properties owned by stat...
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  • SolGold launches $20m fundraising for Alpala exploration

    SolGold launches $20m fundraising for Alpala exploration

    SolGold launches $20m fundraising for Alpala exploration   Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG) is launching a fundraising to raise a minimum of £16 million (about $20m). The company says the fundraising seeks to fully cover the costs of a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) for th...
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  • Zirconium, titanium, rare earths refining technology funded by Korea

    Zirconium, titanium, rare earths refining technology funded by Korea

    Zirconium, titanium, rare earths refining technology funded by Korea   Australian Strategic Materials announced that its Korean partner,  Zirconium Technology Corporation, was awarded  $4.5 million in grants by the Korean government to be used in the development of the companies’ joint vent...
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  • Guinea approves SMB-Winning deal for Simandou

    Guinea approves SMB-Winning deal for Simandou

    Guinea approves SMB-Winning deal for Simandou   Guinea’s government approved on Thursday a basic agreement for the development of its giant Simandou iron ore project by a consortium representing Chinese, French and Singaporean interests, the mines minister told Reuters. The consortium – whi...
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  • Gold giant Australia is firing back up a record exploration boom

    Gold giant Australia is firing back up a record exploration boom

    Gold giant Australia is firing back up a record exploration boom   Gold miners in Australia — set to leapfrog China next year to become the top producer — are resuming a pandemic-disrupted exploration spree as prices surge amid a dearth of major discoveries. “Gold does really well in volati...
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  • Endeavour Silver reopens Mexico mines

    Endeavour Silver reopens Mexico mines

    Endeavour Silver reopens Mexico mines   Canada’s Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR) (NYSE: EXK) has resumed operations at its three underground silver-gold mines in Mexico, following approvals from the country’s health authorities. The Vancouver-based silver producer noted its mines and plants wer...
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  • Inca One to launch online bullion store

    Inca One to launch online bullion store

    Inca One to launch online bullion store   Canada’s Inca One Gold (TSXV: IO) announced that it will launch an online bullion store so that collectors and investors can purchase gold directly from the company.  In a press release, the gold producer said its bullion store will initially offer ...
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  • Iron ore powers past $100 as supply woes meet robust demand

    Iron ore powers past $100 as supply woes meet robust demand

    Iron ore powers past $100 as supply woes meet robust demand   Iron-ore surged past $100/t as supply woes in Brazil coincide with sustained, robust demand in top steel producer China. Benchmark spot prices climbed to $101.05 on Friday as Brazil, the world’s second-largest exporter, saw a sur...
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  • Zambia’s CEC to discontinue power supply to Konkola Copper Mines

    Zambia’s CEC to discontinue power supply to Konkola Copper Mines

    Zambia’s CEC to discontinue power supply to Konkola Copper Mines   Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corp (CEC) will stop supplying power to Vedanta’s local unit Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) from Monday, it said after talks on an extension to their supply agreement broke down over debt owed to CEC. ...
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  • Five mines in Europe take part in €7m digitization project

    Five mines in Europe take part in €7m digitization project

    Five mines in Europe take part in €7m digitization project   Sixteen organizations across the European Union have joined forces in Dig_IT, a consortium that is going to administer €7-million destined for a project titled A Human-centred Internet of Things Platform for the Sustainable Digita...
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