VVC Exploration Corporation (TSXV:VVC) ("VVC" or the "Company") is pleased to provide a summary of final results from the 2017/2018 diamond drilling program at Company's Samalayuca Copper project in Northern Chihuahua state, Mexico (the "Property"). Read full newsRead More
Ivanhoe Mines has drilled what it's calling an "unprecedented" intersection in a shallow, flat lying deposit at the Kamoa North exploration area on its 397 sq. km Kamoa-Kakula mining license.The company cut 13.05% copper over 22.25 metres from 219 metres downhole at a 2% copper cut off grade in a deposit that begins 190 metres below surface. At a 5% copper cut off grade, the intersection cut 15....Read More
Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM) has released new drill results from its high-grade, large tonnage and near-surface Pine Point zinc-lead deposit on the south shore of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories.Pine Point contains 38.4 million inferred tonnes grading 4.58% zinc and 1.85% lead (6.58% zinc-equivalent) for 3.9 billion pounds of contained zinc and 1.6 billion pounds of lead.Highlights inclu...Read More
"IAMGOLD (TSX:IMG,NYSE:IAG) intends to delay the construction of its C??t?(C) gold project in Ontario as it waits for improved market conditions. https://t.co/WzLWHRYS9Q @IAMGOLDcareers #gold #investing #INN"Read full newsRead More
"Argonaut Gold (TSX:AR) has been given the green light by the Canadian federal government for its Magino gold project in Ontario. https://t.co/qH9eEATXIh #ArgonautGold #preciousmetals #gold #investing #INN"Read full newsRead More
Fort McMurray, the remote Canadian town largely built by the oil-sands industry, is trying to limit the ability of those companies to fly in out-of-town workers.The town that sits in the middle of the world's third-largest crude reserves is drafting a bylaw to limit the construction of temporary worker housing known as man camps, as it seeks to push producers to hire locally or have workers settle...Read More
Aurubis AG, Europe's biggest copper producer, on Wednesday named Roland Harings as its new CEO.Harings has been CEO of MKM Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing, a German manufacturer of copper semi-finished products, since 2014.Harings takes over at Aurubis on July 1, replacing current CEO Juergen Schachler, the company said. Aurubis announced in December that Schachler would leave the group when his con...Read More
* Power firm Eskom facing financial crisis* Government debating whether to split firm* Miners say Eskom's tariffs erode competitivenessSouth African miners support a restructuring of struggling state power firm Eskom to boost competition in the electricity supply industry, an industry body said on Wednesday, warning that tariff hikes alone would not solve Eskom's problems.Top government officials...Read More
Rescue teams on Wednesday saved the last miner missing after an earth tremor struck a copper mine near the Polish town of Rudna, 70 miles east of the German border, the mine's owner said.KGHM Polska Miedz initially reported 14 miners missing after the tremor hit the mine early on Tuesday afternoon, 770 metres below the earth's surface. All but one of the miners were found on Tuesday. Some had suff...Read More
ArcelorMittal's application to bid for the Bosnian government's stake in the Ljubija iron ore mine has been rejected over procedural issues, prompting the world's largest steelmaker to warn of risks to the future of mining in the area.ArcelorMittal owns a steel plant in the central Bosnian town of Zenica where it processes iron ore from its mines in Prijedor in the north of the country.The governm...Read More
Top iron ore producer Vale's decision to decommission its upstream tailings dams following the deadly dam burst on Friday at its facility in C??rrego do Feij??o, Brazil has lit a fire under iron ore prices.The Chinese import price of 62% Fe content ore jumped 5% on Wednesday to trade at $82.53 per dry metric tonne, according to data supplied by Fastmarkets MB. The price of the steelmaking raw mate...Read More
United Nations human rights experts called for an urgent and impartial investigation on Wednesday into the collapse of Vale's tailing dam in Brazil, which killed at least 99 people, as well as into the toxicity of the mining waste, which is now heading towards a river that provides drinking water to communities in five of the country's 26 states.The tailings dam used at Vale's C??rrego do Feij??o...Read More
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Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB), the Toronto-based miner developing the San Mat?-as project in the department of C??rdoba in northern Colombia, issued a media statement today detailing the reasons behind the lawsuits it filed in late 2018 and January 2019.According to the press release, Cordoba was forced to present criminal charges before Colombian prosecutors against nine members of former manageme...Read More
Vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals' (LON:BMN) revenue and earnings soared in 2018, the company said Wednesday, despite slightly missing production guidance due to repair work in the fourth quarter.Revenue for the miner, which owns the Vametco, Brits, and Mokopane projects in South Africa, jumped to $192.2 million, significantly more than the $79.2 million recorded in 2017.Profits from the miner'...Read More
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) is studying the possibility of powering its flagship Madaouela project in northern Niger using a dedicated and renewable hybrid solar power solution.GoviEx management is working with Windiga Energy and the companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to determine if the idea is feasible.Windiga is Canadian energy developer focused on building, owning and operating...Read More
Nickel prices hit theirstrongest in around three months on Wednesday, as the co...Read full newsRead More
A United Nations report published Wednesday says Danakali's (ASX, LON:DNK) Colluli potash project has the potential to boost the economy of Eritrea, a country that until two months ago was on the UN's sanctions list.The independent study, commissioned and funded by the UN Development Program (UNDP), assesses a wide range of econometric data and includes findings from talks with Eritrean government...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Peekaboo Beans Inc (CSE:BEAN | OTCQB:PBBSF) (the "Company" or "Peekaboo Beans"), is pleased to announce a significant decrease in spend as a result of the Company's new omni-channel business model.Retail trends have pushed businesses to appeal to the millennial shopper through an online presence, which powered Peekaboo Beans' shift from direct sales to omni-channel model. The...Read More