July 24, 2018

Mining-sector executives dominate top-paid list

Executives who work for companies in the mining and metals sector nabbed 44 spots on the list.

July 24, 2018

Western Potash Corp develops groundwater well for Milestone Phase I Project

Water pump test results show that the groundwater source can fully support the water requirements for the Phase I Project.

July 24, 2018

Ecuador mining reforms good news for Lumina Gold’s project

Companies can now perform non-systematic drilling during the early exploration phase of their mining concessions and without requiring an environmental license.

July 24, 2018

Canada scaring mining investors with long, unclear permit processes

Study released Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the three main provinces where exploration permit processes have grown longer and less transparent over the past…

July 23, 2018

Nutrien sells stake in Arab Potash to China’s SDIC

The $502-million transaction makes the Chinese company Arab Potash's majority shareholder.

July 23, 2018

Barrick’s Dushnisky quits, becomes AngloGold new CEO

Dushnisky will join AngloGold in September, ending the search to replace Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, who left the world’s third-biggest gold miner in April to run India’s Vedanta.

July 23, 2018

Debt financing doubles

"Not a typical financing vehicle for non-revenue generating exploration companies."

July 22, 2018

Alaskans asked for feedback on one of the world’s largest gold projects

The public is being asked to review and provide feedback on Donlin’s reclamation and closure plans.

July 22, 2018

Miramont’s project in Peru may affect Indigenous communities

The company was deemed not eligible for an automatic approval of its drilling permit for the Cerro Hermoso project.

July 20, 2018

Vale to double exploration spend in Sudbury area

Vale’s Sudbury Operations will spend $42 million on exploration in the Greater Sudbury Area, doubling the company's exploration spend from a year ago.