April 12, 2021 Environmentalists call on Norway to stop plans for deep-sea mining Six environmental organisations, including the World Wildlife Fund and Greenpeace, on Monday called on Norway to stop plans to open ocean areas for deep-sea mining.
April 12, 2021 Rio Tinto commits to higher Citadel spend The world’s second largest miner has earmarked almost $19m for this year, up from $10m in 2020.
April 9, 2021 Ecuador holds election closely watched by global miners Leftist Andrés Arauz and right-wing Guillermo Lasso have both vowed to continue promoting the oil and mining sectors, but their approach would be quite different.
April 9, 2021 Chile lithium watchdog to cut red tape seen crimping sector Chile’s top lithium regulator is preparing to slash the red tape that investors have long said stymies output and new projects in the world’s No. 2 producer.
April 9, 2021 Codelco takes Ecuador to arbitration over stalled joint project Chile's copper giant has requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its state-miner over the Llurimagua project.
April 8, 2021 Eldorado Gold completes acquisition of QMX Gold Acquisition expands the miner's footprint and landholdings in Quebec by about 550%.
April 8, 2021 Troilus expands Southwest zone on strike and down-dip The single-asset developer has released assay results for five drill holes that extend this area of mineralization to the northeast.
April 7, 2021 Osisko releases PEA on ‘highly profitable’ gold mine at Windfall in Quebec The PEA outlines a 3,100 t/d underground mine with a process facility that would produce 238,000 gold oz a year over an 18-year life.
April 7, 2021 Hudbay begins pit development at Pampacancha Pampacancha is a high-grade satellite deposit located 4 km from the mill at Hudbay's Constancia mine in Peru.
April 7, 2021 Talisker steps out Bralorne gold system in BC The latest drill results from past-producing Bralorne gold project in south-central B.C. hit new mineralization below historic workings and southeast of prior intercepts.
White House plans more ‘historic deals’ with mining sector, official says Jarrod Agen, who previously held roles at defense contractor Lockheed Martin, said Trump aims to "jumpstart" mining projects in Alaska and also in Arizona. December 15, 2025 | 08:54 am
