August 25, 2017 Guatemalan court backs Tahoe’s Escobal mine suspension Together with reevaluating its previous multi-year guidance, the company is now reviewing the financial impact of the mine suspension to its longer term capital and exploration programs.
August 24, 2017 Bacanora to complete Sonora lithium project feasibility study this year Final study focuses on a two-phase open pit mine and lithium carbonate processing facility with a life of over 20 years.
August 24, 2017 Eager for red-hot cobalt gains, investors think small Prices for cobalt, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, have spiked 83 percent this year.
August 23, 2017 Shale may be gone but BHP won’t ditch potash After pressure BHP is exiting oil and gas. Expect similar calls for shelving its $12 billion Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan to fall on deaf ears.
August 23, 2017 Mining finance legend takes leave from Howe Street The venture capital community pays tribute as Vancouver legend Jake Fiddick retires
August 21, 2017 BHP says not to seek go-ahead for its Jansen potash project in 2018 Due to uncertain timing on the need for the commodity used as fertilizer
August 21, 2017 Canada’s Ontario province to build roads into Ring of Fire region The province first committed $1 billion to fund infrastructure into the chromite-rich area in 2014.
August 20, 2017 Voisey’s Bay underground mine on hold Plans to extend the life of the Voisey's Bay nickel mine in northern Labrador by moving operations underground – already once delayed – are now on hold.
August 18, 2017 Zimbabwe tightens screws on miners’ export earnings in forex crunch The country's Reserve Bank has ordered platinum and chrome miners to surrender 80 percent of their export earnings to the central bank as the country struggles to contain a crippling…
August 17, 2017 Ex-Integra Gold executives launch new mining exploration company The company, to be named Integra Resources Corp, plans to acquire an advanced-stage gold-silver project in Canada or the United States in the next two months, and then apply to…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
