June 26, 2019

Kenya cancels environment license of $2bn coal power plant

The 1,050 megawatt project is 51% owned by Centum Investment Co. and backed by General Electric Co.’s Ultra-Supercritical Clean Coal Technology.

June 26, 2019

Ridgestone to expand Rebeico project in Mexico

The Canadian miner plans to acquire in 10 mining concessions adjacent to the gold-copper project.

June 26, 2019

Blackrock to grow Silver Cloud project in Nevada

The Vancouver-based miner wants to buy 20 mining claims directly adjacent to the gold project.

June 26, 2019

Sibanye-Stillwater to sell majority stake in Canadian PGM-copper project

Local exploration and development junior, Generation Mining, will earn a 51% in the Marathon project, in northern Ontario.

June 26, 2019

Denison tests in situ recovery for Wheeler River

The ISR tests will help determine its viability for commercial production at Wheeler River, which would be the first uranium mine in Canada to use the technology.

June 26, 2019

Prize Mining retains JDS for Kena project study

The previous owner compiled a 43-101 resource estimate in 2013 that included 24.9 million indicated tonnes at 0.60 g/t gold for 481,000 oz.

June 25, 2019

Brazil Congress ditches Bolsonaro decree weakening indigenous agency

Bolsonaro says he wants to open reservation lands to agriculture and mining, even in the Amazon rain forest.

June 25, 2019

Chile’s Zaldivar mine asks for more time to answer questions amid Atacama water concerns

Antofagasta says the extension would give it time to consider a proposal from neighboring Escondida to share information on the availability of water beneath the flat.

June 25, 2019

RPMGlobal expands in North America

RPMGlobal has been active in Canada for more than four decades, initially under Pincock Allen and Holt (PAH) prior to the takeover of the group by RPMGlobal in 2008.

June 25, 2019

Purepoint brings fresh look to Smart Lake JV

Purepoint Uranium Group is preparing for the restart of exploration at the Smart Lake joint venture in the Athabasca Basin.