February 21, 2018 Miners rich in cash are aiming for fat dividends, debt payments The mining industry is awash with cash, and so far it’s got two main uses — pay down debt and reward investors.
February 19, 2018 Mining M&A jumps to 4-year high – expect more in 2018 New report says "deals in lithium, copper and cobalt are expected to feature high on the agenda of management teams across the industry."
February 16, 2018 Japan’s Mitsui wants more of Chile’s Collahuasi copper mine, but none of Los Pelambres Mitsui’s investments in Chile’s copper industry date back to the 1990s and it now has minority interests in a number of the country’s leading mines.
February 15, 2018 Pembridge grabs copper-gold-silver mine in Canada’s Yukon With the acquisition of Capstone's Minto mine, Pembridge Resources is set to become a cash flow generating copper producer.
February 15, 2018 INFOGRAPHIC: The true costs of artisanal mining Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) has become a major of revenue for millions of people in about 80 countries worldwide, with more than 100 million people currently depending on the activity…
February 14, 2018 Teck Resources down despite better profit in Q4 The firm, North America's No.1 producer of coking coal, said the boost in profit was mainly thanks to the reversal of an impairment charge related to an improvement in the…
February 13, 2018 Experts warn of civil unrest in Argentina as it readies to lift ban on open pit mining President’s move to allow open pit mining in provinces until now opposed to it is part of a broader plan to double foreign investment to $25 billion in eight years.
February 13, 2018 World’s largest gold project just got even bigger Seabridge Gold has bulked up again its already massive KSM gold-copper-silver project in northern British Columbia in both size and grade.
February 13, 2018 Rio Tinto becomes sole owner of Pistol Bay uranium assets in Canada Rio Tinto had already earned a 75% interest in the C-4-5-6 property, and it was expected to exercise its option to acquire full interest by 2019.
February 12, 2018 Seabridge dealing with damages from previous mining activities in northern BC The Toronto-based miner is carrying out a comprehensive environmental remediation program at its Iskut project.
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