First Quantum names Tristan Pascall COO
Long-time president Clive Newall will step back from an executive role but remain as a director.
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Vale gets license to start work at Capanema
Project will add net capacity of 14 million tonnes per year at the Timbopeba site.
Researchers develop method to recover palladium, silver from industrial waste
A team at Kanazawa University discovered how to selectively adsorb silver and palladium ions from aqueous acidic waste.
USNC-Power to develop Canada’s first small modular reactor
Following the federal government’s release of the country’s Small Modular Reactor Action Plan, USNC-Power said it will continue to develop its Micro Modular Reactor.
Excelsior produces first copper cathode at Gunnison
The company in-situ recovery operation is expected to sell the first copper cathodes in January 2021.
Nighthawk drills 155 metres of 1.36 g/t gold at the Colomac Main Sill
The drill highlights from zone 2 include 155 metres of 1.36 g/t gold starting at 284.3 metres; and 135 metres of 1.5 g/t gold from 340.2 metres.
Excellon expands Kilgore gold property, plans to drill targets next summer
After adding the Kilgore project in Idaho to its portfolio in April 2020, Excellon Resources has now increased the size of this property by 28%, adding 14.8 sq. km.
Illegal mining, drugs fund thousands of criminals operating in Venezuela
The head of the Colombian military said that almost 1,500 members of organized crime groups are now operating from Venezuela.
US court rules farmers’ case against Newmont must be heard in Peru
NGO EarthRights International says the decision fails to acknowledge corruption is rampant in the Peruvian court system.
