October 20, 2018 New PEA suggests Ascendant could reduce operating costs at El Mochito Ascendant is in the middle of a 30,000 metre infill drill program at El Mochito as it tries to increase mine life and reserves.
October 18, 2018 Scotland closer to having its first commercial gold mine Scotgold Resources has submitted the last application to secure planning permits for its Cononish project, near Tyndrum.
October 17, 2018 Hochschild Mining raises annual production target Hochschild Mining Plc on Wednesday raised its annual output target and forecast lower mining costs, as its Inmaculada mine in Peru produced higher grade ore.
October 16, 2018 Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical issues First production from the $5.3 billion underground expansion of Oyu Tolgoi was originally scheduled for early 2020.
October 15, 2018 Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea.
October 14, 2018 B.C’s historical Kootenay-Boundary district mining region gathers attention Golden Dawn Minerals, KG Exploration Inc. and GGX Gold Corp. are among the companies setting foot in the area.
October 14, 2018 US develops new gold-silver alloy for military use A new gold-silver alloy was created with the idea of lightening the load and enhance the power of devices used by soldiers.
October 12, 2018 Chile environmental court orders Barrick to close Pascua-Lama gold mine The operation was put on hold in 2013 due to environmental issues, political opposition, labor unrest and development costs that ballooned to $8.5 billion.
October 11, 2018 Unloved gold sector regains shine with mergers, price spike Darren Blasutti, President and CEO of Americas Silver says interest in the sector is picking up and that his company’s recently announced acquisition of Pershing Gold is a good example…
October 7, 2018 IDM’s Red Mountain gold project gets provincial approval The proposed a 147.2-hectare underground gold and silver mine is expected to produce 1,000 tonnes of ore per day.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
