September 19, 2023 US gov’t mulls 50-year mining ban in New Mexico Proposal seeks to ban mining and oil drilling in northern New Mexico as part of a wider plan to protect Native American lands.
September 19, 2023 WGC steps up efforts to boost supply chain transparency All 33 members with operating gold mines will publish the names and locations of their refining partners at least once a year.
September 18, 2023 Environmental assessment completed for Cariboo gold project in British Columbia Cariboo Gold underground mine was originally part of the Barkerville Gold district.
September 18, 2023 Adriatic Metals to begin production in Bosnia in November Miner is ready to kick off production at its Vares silver project, Europe’s first new mine in over a decade.
September 18, 2023 B2Gold grabs AngloGold’s stake in Colombian project The $60 million deal comes after the two partners tried, and failed, to find a third party to take over Gramalote earlier this year.
September 17, 2023 Venezuelan government searches for culprits following deadly clash between military, illegal miners A recent clash between soldiers and illegal miners in Venezuelan’s Amazon ended up with two people dead and six injured.
September 15, 2023 Pensana confirms rare earth mineralization at Angola project The Sulima West laterite target at the Coola project contains three main types of rare earth minerals.
September 15, 2023 E3 Lithium reports recoveries over 90% in test results at DLE pilot plant Results include an initial lithium recovery of at least 94%.
September 15, 2023 First Majestic gets into the minting business Its First Mint facility will allow the miner to sell a larger portion of its silver production directly to shareholders and customers.
September 15, 2023 Gold Fields cuts output targets in Chile on project delay Miner also increased its total capital estimate for Salares Norte gold project by $20 million to slightly over $1 billion.
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