Copper deals to get elusive after Teck’s $1.2 billion sale
The expansion of the mine, which will require an estimated investment of $4.7 billion, is set to start producing in 2021 and could double Teck’s copper business.
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Miramont gets green light to start drilling at Peruvian project
The Vancouver-based miner anticipates drilling to begin early in the New Year.
Malaysia tells Lynas to remove radioactive waste for licence renewal
It needs to be removed by September 2, 2019, when Lynas' temporary storage licence expires.
DRDGOLD begins first phase of Far West tailings project
The South African miner is kicking off this week its Far West gold recoveries project in Gauteng with the pumping of reclaimed tailings into the carbon-in-leach circuit, just four months into construction of the first phase.
Teck chooses Sumitomo to develop Chilean copper project in $1.2B deal
Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo Corp. will pay $800 million earn-in contribution and $400 million matching contribution for a third of Teck's 90% interest in Quebrada Blanca mine.
Klondike Gold reports results from drilling campaign at Yukon project
The results have prompted a plan to continue exploration to affirm multiple local sources of bedrock gold mineralization.
Trade truce lights fire under mining stocks
Relief that an escalation in the trade war between the US and China has been avoided – at least for now – sparked a huge rally in mining stocks on Monday.
Update on Greyhound exploration in Nunavut
The project is located 40 km north of Baker Lake, and 32 km south of Agnico’s Meadowbank gold mine.
Semafo reports third security incident in Burkina Faso
Jihadist militants ramp up attacks against security forces.
