January 5, 2021

Codelco okays $1.4bn plan to expand Salvador mine

It will convert Salvador, in operation since 1959, from an underground copper mine to an open-pit.

January 5, 2021

Agnico snaps up Nunavut miner TMAC in $226m deal

Move comes only two weeks after Canada blocked the takeover of TMAC Resources by China’s Shandong Gold.

January 5, 2021

Bluejay Mining reshuffles board

Decision comes as the miner progresses to the next stage of development of the Dundas ilmenite asset in Greenland.

January 5, 2021

Intercontinental ships first zinc-silver concentrate from Bolivia

The initial shipment added up to 420 tonnes of zinc-silver concentrate.

January 5, 2021

Castillo Copper to ramp up work at Mt Oxide project

The Australian miner said it is encouraged by results from the ongoing campaign at the Queensland project.

January 5, 2021

Botswana extends Lucara’s Karowe license to 2046

The license renewal marks a critical step in the formal sanction of the underground expansion project for the mine.

January 4, 2021

Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto’s Resolution copper project

Native American tribes say it will destroy sites of cultural and religious value.

January 4, 2021

Argonaut executes fixed bid contract for Magino gold project

The EPC contract covers construction of the Magino processing facility.

January 4, 2021

Victoria Gold’s new credit facilities lower carrying costs

The Eagle mine became the Yukon’s newest gold mine when it reached commercial production in July 2020.

January 4, 2021

SilverCrest secures $120m facility for Las Chispas

The financing is intended to fund the construction of the proposed 1,250 tonne per day underground project.