A $60 billion mine propels Bougainville’s independence vote Born out of bloodshed, colonial politics, civil war and the pursuit of mining riches, the independence referendum has been a long time coming. Bloomberg News | November 20, 2019 | 3:09 pm
Autonomous drones to lead the way in mining surveillance technology — report The technology is impactful, as it has the ability to quickly survey various areas of a mining operation, which has led to improved worker safety. MINING.com Editor | November 20, 2019 | 2:05 pm
Premier, Centerra, First Nations ink final agreement for Hardrock project The project, earlier known as Greenstone, is located in the Geraldton-Beardmore Greenstone Belt, about 275 km northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 20, 2019 | 1:49 pm
Teck hires Barclays to sell Peru mine stake Teck is likely to sell or seek a partner for Zafranal. Reuters | November 20, 2019 | 1:36 pm
Golden Ridge hits gold at Ball Creek The highlight is an intercept from the Main zone returning 291.5 metres of 0.48 g/t gold, 0.14% copper and 0.95 g/t silver. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 20, 2019 | 1:27 pm
CEZ, European Metals in conditional agreement over lithium project stake EMH controls the exploration licences to the Cinovec lithium/tin project, which it says is the largest lithium deposit in Europe. Reuters | November 20, 2019 | 12:23 pm
McEwen prices public offering, stock tumbles to 52-week low The Toronto-based gold miner intends to raise $50 million through the offering of 37.75 million units. Jackson Chen | November 20, 2019 | 11:01 am
MAJOR increases FLEX-MAT manufacturing capacity MAJOR’s “Next Generation Project” will begin in 2020 and incorporate robotics as a means to automate production of the high performance screens. MAJOR | November 20, 2019 | 10:11 am
LME may create green aluminium mark for inventories LME has been in discussions with the metals industry over how to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. Reuters | November 20, 2019 | 10:02 am