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Hundreds evacuated in Brazil on fears over mining dams safety

About 700 people were evacuated from two towns located near tailings dams operated by Vale and ArcelorMittal on mounting fears after last month's breach at Brumadinho, the country's deadliest mine disaster.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2019 | 3:13 am

Osisko Mining owns the world’s best drill intersection of 2019

Windfall gold project in Quebec tops list and Global Atomic Corp's uranium project in Niger comes in second.

Frik Els | February 7, 2019 | 4:56 pm

Goldplay counts 47m equivalent ounces silver at San Marcial

The indicated resource totals 7.6 million tonnes grading 117 g/t silver, 0.5% zinc and 0.3% lead.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 7, 2019 | 3:01 pm

Bulk sample yields 13,300 ounces gold from Wallbridge’s Fenelon

Wallbridge has plans to start its 2019 drilling program in mid-February.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 7, 2019 | 2:27 pm

Codelco sees copper output drop 1.9% in 2018

Last year, Chile's total copper production rose by 6 percent to 5.83 million tonnes.

Reuters | February 7, 2019 | 1:48 pm

Gainey confirms strike length at Las Margaritas

Gainey Capital’s Las Margaritas gold project in Durango, Mexico has sampled up to 40 grams gold per tonne.

Northern Miner Staff | February 7, 2019 | 1:30 pm

Australia’s Pacific National says coal train derailed, service impacted

A Yancoal spokesman said that its Moolarben Coal complex had been directly impacted by the train derailment but that it was too early to advise of any potential impact to customers

Reuters | February 7, 2019 | 11:26 am