July 19, 2018 Bacanora Lithium changes its mind on how to fund flagship Sonora mine It has decided not to go ahead with a proposed $100-million share sale to help it fund the Mexican project.
July 19, 2018 Equinox sells Koricancha mill in Peru to Inca Gold in $12.4 million-deal Koricancha is located about 50km from Inca One’s own processing facility and the potential to produce 50,000 to 75,000 ounces of gold a year.
July 19, 2018 Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and 2017, the world’s top 40 mining companies by market cap. wrote-off $273bn or 29% of the initial capital outlay.
July 18, 2018 Australia’s Northern Minerals makes first rare earth from pilot plant Company aims to be the first significant world producer outside of China of dysprosium, used by electric vehicle makers in the manufacturing of engine magnets.
July 18, 2018 Colibri Resource intersects 61 metres with an average grade of 0.75 grams per tonne gold The Maritime-based junior is drilling its Pilar Gold Project in Sonora, Mexico.
July 18, 2018 BHP posts record annual iron ore output, beats Q4 forecasts Shares in the miner jumped more than 3% after both quarterly and full-year production rose 3% on improved productivity.
July 18, 2018 Peru unit of Plateau Energy finds one of ‘world’s largest’ lithium resource Company plans to complete a feasibility study next year, which will reveal whether the proposed $800 million, underground lithium-uranium mine can and should be built.
July 17, 2018 World’s biggest miners want more copper but nobody’s selling Nobody who owns a copper mine wants to give it up. Even when Glencore and Anglo American Plc were crippled by debt during the 2015 commodity slump, neither was willing…
July 16, 2018 Brazil changes rules – Mining investor big winners Brazil has been one of the hardest hit countries since the natural resources boom ended.
July 16, 2018 McEwen Mining reports Q2 2018 production results McEwen Mining Inc.reports consolidated production for Q2 2018 of 36,959 gold ounces and 772,432 silver ounces, using a 75:1 gold to silver ratio.
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