December 20, 2016

Miners trapped at Canada’s Allan potash mine rescued and safe

The 114 miners who were trapped underground following a fire are now home and operations will resume today.

December 19, 2016

Vancouver junior mining pump-and-dump scheme exposed

Volkmar Guido Hable, ex Samaranta Mining CEO, will be hauled before a BC Securities Commission panel later this month.

December 19, 2016

Canadian Wealth Minerals to acquire Chile’s Laguna Verde lithium project

The project, known as Laguna Verde, is located in the country’s north, known for its vast salt flats under which experts say there is enough of the commodity to supply…

December 16, 2016

Failing to find a buyer, De Beers will flood Snap Lake Mine 

Work on flooding the tunnels of the shuttered diamond mine will start in early January and is expected to take between six and eight weeks.

December 16, 2016

Montana rejects Tintina’s mine permit application again

The department’s most recent deficiency letter includes numerous comments, largely related to parts of the application that were missing or incomplete.

December 16, 2016

Centerra Gold’s presence in Turkey

Centerra Gold, a Toronto-based Canadian company, appears in the news regarding its troubles in Kyrgyzstan and its operations at the Kumtor gold mine.

December 16, 2016

Eldorado CEO Paul Wright retires, Goldcorp’s George Burns takes over

Wright, who joined Eldorado in 1996 and has held several management positions prior to becoming its president and CEO in 1999, will be the company's new chairman.

December 15, 2016

World’s oldest water found in Ontario base metal mine 

Scientists probing the deepest reaches of the Earth to find clues about the origins of life have found something unique: the world's oldest water.

December 15, 2016

Ecuador signs key deal with Lundin on Fruta del Norte gold mine

The project, discovered in 2006, is one of the world’s biggest recent gold findings, with reserves estimated at about 4.8 million ounces of gold and 6.3 million ounces of silver.

December 15, 2016

Canadian mining mission to Uzbekistan

CAMESE and the Canadian Embassy to Russia are seeking your interest in participating in a mining trade mission to Tashkent, Uzbekistan on the margins of "Uz-MiningExpo-2017" trade show from March…