McEwen Copper commits to PFS for Los Azules project in Argentina
The preliminary economic assessment prepared in 2017 put the after-tax NPV at $2.2 billion (at an 8% discount) and the IRR at 20.1%.
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Agnico is sending workers from three of its Canadian operations back home for at least three weeks.
Peru villagers agree to lift blockade at Las Bambas copper mine in short truce
The Chumbivilcas communities agreed to suspend their blockade of Las Bambas mine until a Dec. 30 meeting.
Albemarle joins newly formed lithium industry body
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ALROSA names diamond after folklore heroine to honor indigenous culture
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Generation Mining clinches C$240m stream with Wheaton for Marathon construction
A March 2021 feasibility study outlined a 13-year open pit mine at Marathon.
Europe’s biggest aluminum smelter cuts output on power price surge
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