December 22, 2019 Protests in Argentina following modification of mining law The new version of Law 7722 allows for the use of cyanide and sulfuric acid in mining operations.
December 18, 2019 Antofagasta seeks green light for Minnesota mine near wilderness The miner kicked off the environmental permitting process for its $1.7 billion Twin Metals copper, nickel and platinum mining project in the US.
December 17, 2019 How to invest like billionaire Eric Sprott Sprott is today’s single largest check writer in the junior arena.
December 17, 2019 Hecla ramps up Lucky Friday mine to full production amid strike The company is moving forward with its Lucky Friday silver mine without the union workers, which have voted to remain on strike.
December 17, 2019 Petra Diamonds finds founder Pouroulis’ successor Adonis Pouroulis, who founded Petra in 1997 and has been its chairman ever since, will leave the company on March 31.
December 13, 2019 British Columbia’s top mining stocks surge 87% in 2019 Liberty Gold recorded the largest one-year per-share growth: up 163.64%.
December 13, 2019 The 5 biggest challenges facing the mining sector Its priorities include tailings pond management and obtaining social licence for resource extraction projects.
December 12, 2019 The financial sustainability imperative The perception of sustainability as a nice-to-have but costly luxury has changed irrevocably in the past 18 months.
December 12, 2019 Metso to shut down northern Sweden operation The Ersmark plant produces rubber and poly-met wear parts used in the mining industry.
December 10, 2019 UBC scientists take ideas from the lab bench to the mine site If you have a mine company with a tailings pond full of coal slurry or a coal deposit that is no longer economic, there could still be value in it
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