2022 Mining news

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(OTCQX: IVPAF) said on Monday it had finished construction of the Shaft 1 production changeover at its platinum group and gold Platreef mine in the South African province of Limpopo.Ivanhoe is developing the multi-billion dollar project in three scalable phases and sees this as its “starter mine.” Arc Minerals forms copper-cobalt JV […]

Imperial Metals speeds up work to reopen Mount Polley copper mine. Imperial Metals (TSX: III) is aiming to reopen its Mount Polley copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada, before the end of June, buoyed by high prices for the metal and a looming deficit. Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project. Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(OTCQX: IVPAF) said […]

Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co (SMM) said on Monday it has decided to discontinue a long-running feasibility study on an Indonesian nickel processing plant project because of a disagreement with its partner PT Vale Indonesia. Montage Gold expands regional exploration in Côte d’Ivoire.Montage Gold is expanding its exploration focus away from the Kone deposit, in […]

Rio Tinto Group’s board has signaled its support to develop the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, the world’s biggest untapped resource of the key steelmaking ingredient. Talon Metals expands exploration at Minnesota nickel project.US miner Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) (OTC:TLOFF) said on Wednesday it had brought in three more drill rigs to expand exploration […]

Alamos Gold Inc. has announced the groundbreaking for its Island Gold Mine Phase III Expansion project. South Africa sets $900m yearly mineral exploration target.             South Africa, home to the world’s biggest deposits of a number of minerals, has set an annual target of attracting $900-million of mining exploration expenditure annually by 2025. Altus Strategies […]

Exploration and development company West Mining has received the necessary exploration approval required to start its first-ever exploration programme for the Blue Cove copper project, in Newfoundland. Lexington Gold provides final Carolina Belle drill results.Lexington Gold has announced assay results received in respect of the remaining drill holes from the company’s reverse circulation drilling programme […]

Cora Gold has started a 7 500 m drilling programme at the Sanankoro gold project, in Mali. Hamak Gold reports positive Liberia exploration update.Hamak Gold Ltd has announced that exploration work has been completed across two priority areas in the highly prospective Gozohn Licence in central Liberia. Horizonte closes project finance for Araguaia.                                                                                                       Horizonte Minerals […]

Victorian exploration to benefit from new toolkit.    The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has launched a ‘toolkit’ to support Victorian mineral explorers and land owner/occupiers negotiate access for exploration. Drill rod thread grease Northern Graphite signs option for Mousseau West Graphite Project.Northern Graphite Corp. has entered into an agreement that provides it […]

The Panamanian unit of Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals has agreed with Panama’s government to increase royalty payments at its flagship copper mine, the company and the government said on Monday. Platinex announces acquisition of W2 Copper-Nickel-PGE project. Platinex Inc. has closed the acquisition of a 100% ownership interest in the W2 Copper-Nickel-PGE Project. COPPER […]