Deep in a Panama rainforest, First Quantum bondholders spy prize The company's Cobre Panama is a large open-pit copper project 120 km (74.6 miles) west of Panama City and 20 km from the Caribbean Sea coast. Bloomberg News | January 8, 2019 | 8:02 am
Vancouver miners merge to lead exploration in Mexico Defiance Silver Corp and ValOro Resources completed a friendly merger. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 8, 2019 | 6:59 am
Falcon Gold reports high grades at Argentinian project The Vancouver miner has high hopes for its Esperanza project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 8, 2019 | 6:45 am
Kirkland Lake gold production hits record high The Canadian gold miner announced record gold for both 2018 and the fourth quarter of the year, thanks mainly to higher-than-expected output at its Australian Fosterville mine as well as its Ontario-based Macassa and Taylor operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2019 | 5:00 am
Chile’s copper production to exceed 6 million tonnes for first time in 2019 Production of the red metal, the agency says, could reach a record of 7.25 million tonnes as early as 2025. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2019 | 3:05 am
Osisko hits 2,223 g/t over 2.0 metres at Windfall The company began an 800,000-metre drill program in 2015, and is currently focused on infill drilling at the main Windfall and Lynx deposits. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 7, 2019 | 1:58 pm
Osisko begins share buyback and cuts debt The share buyback program was announced last month at the same time Osisko said it had received proceeds of $159.4 million from Pretium Resources Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 7, 2019 | 1:50 pm
Millennial nears feasibility at Pastos Grandes in Argentina Millennial expects to submit its environmental impact assessment to the Argentinian government during 2019’s first quarter. Northern Miner Staff | January 7, 2019 | 12:59 pm
Chile okays lithium miner SQM’s plan to remedy water violations The 18-month remediation plan includes a new online system to monitor SQM's extraction rates of both brine and fresh water from beneath the salt flat. Reuters | January 7, 2019 | 12:30 pm