March 14, 2021 Over a hundred known, potentially contaminated mine waste sites in British Columbia – NGOs Maps produced by SkeenaWild and the BC Mining Law Reform Network show that the mine waste sites threaten to pollute waters, fish habitat and communities across British Columbia.
March 12, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week BHP moves exploration team to Toronto to grow copper, nickel pipeline; Tesla gets involved in New Caledonia mine to secure nickel supply; Newmont to buy GT Gold for $311 million;…
March 12, 2021 PDAC: Think big, exploration opportunity is huge, says BHP’s Laura Tyler Tyler believes that the golden years of exploration are yet to come.
March 12, 2021 Wheaton enjoys record 2020 revenue of $1.1bn, shares up Wheaton offered 2021 guidance of 370,000 to 400,000 oz. gold, 22.5 million to 24.0 million oz. Silver, and 40,000 to 45,000 oz. gold-equivalent from other metals.
March 12, 2021 Historic Phoenix mine target of Gold Dawn’s airborne survey Golden Dawn Minerals has completed a helicopter-borne VTEM and magnetics survey over the old Phoenix copper mine at its Greenwood precious metals project in BC.
March 12, 2021 Gold Royalty closes $90m IPO Gold Royalty plans to use the proceeds to implement its growth and acquisition strategy and for general working capital.
March 12, 2021 First Majestic buys Nevada gold mine from Sprott First Majestic is paying $470 million in shares for the Jerritt Canyon mine, plus five million share purchase warrants.
March 11, 2021 Cobalt, nickel free electric car batteries are a runaway success Few months in, LFP Model 3 already commands 5% of global EV market, counts for 21% of Tesla battery capacity hitting roads–even before key patent expiry next year.
March 11, 2021 Rio Tinto inks deal to sell first batch of scandium alloy from North America The scandium oxide will be supplied from a new plant the global miner is building in Quebec.
March 11, 2021 Franco-Nevada posts record results, grows royalty portfolio The company closed out the year with no debt, $534.2 million of cash and equivalents and $1.9 billion in available capital.
Freeport says it’s on track to restart Grasberg mine after deadly mudslide The company declared force majeure on its Indonesian shipments in late September, estimating output would be curbed well into 2026. January 22, 2026 | 10:58 am
