Cecilia Jamasmie , Senior Editor

Ecuador mining reforms good news for Lumina Gold’s project

Companies can now perform non-systematic drilling during the early exploration phase of their mining concessions and without requiring an environmental license.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2018 | 4:39 am

Canada scaring mining investors with long, unclear permit processes

Study released Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the three main provinces where exploration permit processes have grown longer and less transparent over the past 10 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2018 | 1:58 am

BHP to fight class action over Samarco dam failure

Law firm leading the action says it has more than 3,000 investors signed up to pursue the miner for losses.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2018 | 7:35 am

Nutrien sells stake in Arab Potash to China’s SDIC

The $502-million transaction makes the Chinese company Arab Potash's majority shareholder.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2018 | 6:15 am

Barrick’s Dushnisky quits, becomes AngloGold new CEO

Dushnisky will join AngloGold in September, ending the search to replace Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, who left the world’s third-biggest gold miner in April to run India’s Vedanta.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2018 | 3:45 am

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2018 | 12:06 pm

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2018 | 11:15 am

De Beers buys Canada’s Peregrine Diamonds for $81 million

Canadian firm is the sole owner of the Chidliak diamond project in Nunavut.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2018 | 6:37 am

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2018 | 3:43 am

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2018 | 11:55 am

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