Declining ore grades keep Yanacocha gold output down
Newmont/Buenaventura major Peruvian gold mine, Yanacocha, saw 2010 gold sales well below 2009 due to declining grades, but higher gold price compensates LIMA
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Tahoe Resources lands environmental permit for Escobal
Tahoe Resources is one step closer to mining for silver in Guatemala. The Vancouver-based explorer said Wednesday it has received an environmental […]
Glen Eagle Resources: New 43-101 numbers show 40% higher lithium
Resource estimates for the Authier Lithium property are 40% higher than historical estimates, Montreal-based Glen Eagle Resources reported Wednesday.
BHP earmarks $80bn for expansions, plays down acquisitions
Mining Weekly reports that multicommodity miner BHP Billiton has committed to spend up to $80-billion by the end of 2015 to expand […]
Obama Administration calls for 5% royalty on gross proceeds of mines
The Obama Administration has called for a hardrock mining royalty and a new hardrock AML fee, along with other fees and tax […]
Pan American silver production, net income set records in 2010
Although Pan American Silver set production records last year, the company cautioned that silver and gold production will decline this year.
New common mine safety training standards in NWT
New common standards for mine safety training are being developed by the government of the Northwest Territories (NWT), the Northern Safety Association […]
US$6.75M settlement over pollution to Silver Valley
A mining company that polluted Silver Valley in northern Idaho has paid US$6.75 million over natural resource damages, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. […]
Shear Diamonds signs agreement with Nunavut Resources Corp.
Edmonton-based Shear Diamonds Ltd. has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Nunavut Resources Corp. for development of the Jericho Diamond Mine in […]
