by Gordon Barratt | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals has acquire 187 mining claims, including 87 privately owned past producing lode-mining claims central to the Yerington copper district, in Nevada, and adjacent to its Mason deposit. Exploration company GRG International sold the land...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Gold prices retreated on Friday after rising sharply for the past three sessions as the dollar rebounded, but the metal was on track to post a third straight weekly gain on stimulus hopes in the US. Spot gold fell 0.3% to $1,880.20/oz by 3.23am GMT. For the week, it...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2020 | News
Bravus Mining and Resources, formerly Adani has commenced works to the Carmichael rail project. Image: Bravus Mining and Resources. Bravus Mining and Resources, formerly Adani’s Australian mining business, has started placing 200 kilometres of railway track in Central...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2020 | News
The Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories has delivered its largest-ever diamond– a 157.4 ct gem of exceptional quality, offering a morale boost for operator Mountain Province in a year that has been tough for diamond miners. The recovery shows...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2020 | News
Canada’s First Cobalt has secured C$10-million in public funding from the government of Canada and the government of Ontario, allowing it to accelerate the commissioning and expansion of its refinery in northern Ontario. The company will receive a C$5-million...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2020 | News
South Africa’s Standard Bank will not fund any new coal-fired power plant projects, but will continue to provide finance to thermal coal mining projects and companies if they meet certain criteria, it said on Thursday. Climate activists have been pressuring Standard...