Porter project yields 819 g/t for Strikepoint Gold Canada-based Strikepoint Gold has completed 4,304 metres of diamond drilling from surface last year at the historic Porter and Silverado mines. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2019 | 8:34 am
Tiffany CEO says it’s his ‘duty’ to reveal diamonds’ provenance The jeweller tries to become more transparent in a notoriously opaque industry. Bloomberg News | January 9, 2019 | 8:27 am
Copper Mountain produces 79m lb in 2018, sets guidance for next three years The mill treated 40,000 t/d with an average head grade of 0.31% copper. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 9, 2019 | 8:00 am
Vancouver miners kick off diamond drilling program in Saskatchewan ALX Uranium and Denison Mines just launched a winter diamond drilling program at the Hook-Carter uranium project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 9, 2019 | 6:58 am
San Marco sees positive results from exploration program in Mexico There is a porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold system at the Espiritu SMR property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 9, 2019 | 6:30 am
Centamin gold output falls 13% in 2018 on decline at flagship mine The company produced 472,418 ounces of gold at its Egypt-based Sukari mine last year, compared to 544,658 ounces in 2017, due to disruptions and lower grades at the operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2019 | 6:15 am
Exports from world’s second-largest copper mine to drop 85% Concentrate shipments from Indonesia's Grasberg mine, will drop because of a lag in output while operations shift from open pit to underground mining. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2019 | 3:24 am
Pan American Silver shareholders approve Tahoe Resources acquisition Tahoe shareholders also approved the arrangement. MINING.com Editor | January 8, 2019 | 3:22 pm
Chile copper mines to triple use of sea water in 10 years—report Use of sea water, both desalinated and direct from the ocean, to increase by 230% over 2018 levels. Reuters | January 8, 2019 | 2:35 pm