Strike at Lundin’s Caserones copper mine showing no signs of resolution after a week The workers are prepared to drag out the strike for more than 40 days if needed, according to the union's president. Reuters | August 19, 2024 | 5:06 pm
Victoria Gold CEO McConnell axed John McConnell was winner of this year’s Viola R. MacMillan Award for innovative financing at PDAC. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | August 19, 2024 | 3:03 pm
Collective Mining fuses gold deposits into larger system at Guayabales in Colombia The results come from eight diamond drill holes, part of Collective’s ongoing 40,000-metre drilling program. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | August 19, 2024 | 2:23 pm
Gold bars are worth a million dollars for the first time The milestone was reached Friday, when the precious metal’s spot price surpassed $2,500 per troy ounce. Bloomberg News | August 19, 2024 | 1:38 pm
US gives Electra $20 million to build cobalt plant The funds will support construction of a cobalt sulfate facility in Ontario that will be North America’s only refinery. Bloomberg News | August 19, 2024 | 1:08 pm
VIDEO: There’s a “disconnect between junior equity prices and the gold price” — Gold Fields CEO CEO Mark Fraser said one of the challenges in the sector is that junior developers are not seeing real value of the gold price reflected in their equities. Staff Writer | August 19, 2024 | 11:22 am
Want to capitalize on all-time high gold price? You could be in business by 2040! Financial markets and the mining industry have lost all touch. Frik Els | August 19, 2024 | 11:09 am
Teck Coal fined for unauthorized waste disposals in British Columbia The Teck coal unit was fined close to C$221,000 for nearly 30 cases of environmental breaches in southeastern BC. Staff Writer | August 19, 2024 | 10:59 am
Chinese copper exports fall from record as local demand rebounds Exports of unwrought copper and products fell 40% from June to 140,940 tons, according to customs data on Sunday. Bloomberg News | August 19, 2024 | 9:59 am