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Equinox Gold completes PFS for Aurizona

Peak production will be 160,000 oz. of gold annually from 2026 to 2029.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 20, 2021 | 9:51 am

UBS hits Vale with sell rating as iron ore prices fall

Analysts led by Andreas Bokkenheuser cut the company’s American depositary…

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2021 | 10:48 am

Ecuador expects 4 major mining projects to start up by 2025

Three gold concessions to Canadian firms are in the advanced…

Reuters | September 17, 2021 | 10:41 am

Global nickel production to rise 6.8% in 2021 – report

Indonesia, the Philippines and Brazil are expected to be significant…

MINING.com Editor | September 17, 2021 | 9:25 am

Vale makes bumper $7.6 billion dividend payout

It is the company's largest payout since the 2019 dam…

Reuters | September 17, 2021 | 8:03 am

Lundin Mining CEO to leave the post by year-end

Marie Inkster, one of very few females in top positions in the Canadian mining sector, joined Lundin in 2008 and served as CFO for ten years before being appointed president, CEO and director in 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2021 | 8:13 am

Vale’s red-tape headache Is boon for sagging iron ore market

The Rio de Janeiro-based company said it’s targeting production capacity of 370 of million tonnes next year, compared with a previous 400 million tonnes goal.

Bloomberg News | September 10, 2021 | 7:59 am

Vale sees expenses with Brumadinho disaster at $2.7bn to $3.2bn in 2021

Vale also sees its financial expenses in 2021 at $0.8-billion to $1.1-billion.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 9, 2021 | 7:53 am

Condor Gold charts two options for mining La India

One scenario considers a sole open pit, supplemented by two satellites pits, while the other is a mix of open pit and underground operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2021 | 7:30 am

Potash majors interested in reviving Argentine mine, owner says

Argentina’s Mendoza province is in talks with some of the world’s top producers of potash to revive the Rio Colorado mine.

Bloomberg News | September 8, 2021 | 3:07 pm

Equinox Gold grows Mesquite resource in California

The heap leach gold mine’s latest measured and indicated numbers show a 65% increase in contained gold.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2021 | 10:23 am

Albemarle says Chile output on track despite strike

The 135-member “Albemarle Salar” union, which the company said comprises about half the workers at its Salar plant, went on strike in August.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 7:51 am

SolGold to cut back on exploration projects to focus on Cascabel

The miner intends to shed 10 of the 72 exploration concessions held within its four subsidiaries in Ecuador.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2021 | 3:39 am

Glencore to return Prodeco coal mining contracts to Colombia

Glencore previously said the Calenturitas and La Jagua mines would be handed back to Colombia because a restart of its operations would not be viable.

Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 10:07 am

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Equinox Gold completes PFS for Aurizona

UBS hits Vale with sell rating as iron ore prices fall

Ecuador expects 4 major mining projects to start up by 2025

Global nickel production to rise 6.8% in 2021 – report

Vale makes bumper $7.6 billion dividend payout

Lundin Mining CEO to leave the post by year-end

Vale’s red-tape headache Is boon for sagging iron ore market

Vale sees expenses with Brumadinho disaster at $2.7bn to $3.2bn in 2021

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