Category: US & Canada

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released an Interim Record of Decision (IROD) to begin cleanup actions at several mining-related sources at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site in San Juan County,...

St. Barbara Ltd. announced in mid-May it has entered into a friendly agreement to acquire Atlantic Gold Corp., which owns and operates the Moose River Consolidated gold operation in Nova Scotia, Canada. St. Barbara is an...

Fission Uranium has reported the results of a prefeasibility study (PFS), including an initial mineral reserve estimate, for its Patterson Lake South (PLS) property in the Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan. With...

Pretium Resources has announced updated mineral reserves and resources and a new life-of-mine plan for its Brucejack gold-silver mine in northwest British Columbia. Proven and probable mineral reserves now stand at 16 million...

Rio Tinto will reduce the annual carbon footprint associated with its Kennecott Utah Copper operation by as much as 65% through purchasing renewable energy certificates and permanently shutting down its coal power plant, the...

Eldorado Gold has reached commercial production at its wholly-owned Lamaque gold mine just southeast of Val-d’Or, Quebec. The mine produces ore from the Triangle deposit 2.5 kilometers (km) south of the historical Lamaque and...

Compass Minerals announced that a new collective bargaining agreement has been ratified by miners at its Cote Blanche salt mine, who are represented by United Steelworkers (USW) Local 14425. The three-year agreement includes pay...

Hudbay Minerals Inc. has received the approved Mine Plan of Operations (MPO) for the Rosemont project, located in Arizona, from the U.S. Forest Service. The issuance of the MPO is the final administrative step in the permitting...

PolyMet Mining Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PolyMet Mining Corp., announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued its Record of Decision and Section 404 wetlands permit for the NorthMet Project. Along with recently...

Ascot Resources Ltd. completed its previously announced acquisition of IDM Mining Ltd., creating a high-grade gold and silver development and exploration company in northwestern British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. The...

Copper Mountain Mining has announced a new, integrated life-of-mine production plan for its Copper Mountain properties in southern British Columbia. The plan includes a modest expansion of throughput for the Copper Mountain mill...

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. announced the closing of its previously announced senior-secured silver stream facility with reference to up to 100% of the future silver produced from the Horne 5 property located in Rouyn-Noranda,...