Mining Services
Gran Colombia finishes the Gold X Mining takeover
Gran Colombia Gold Corp. \\\[GCM-TSX; TPRFF-OTCQX\\\] has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Gold X Mining Corp. \\\[GLDX-TSXV; GLDXF-OTCQX\\\], which were not already owned by Gran Colombia, were closed by a statutory plan of …
Argentina mining operation becomes largest lithium mine on the continent
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) announced today that the company and its partner Ganfeng Lithium have commenced development planning for a second expansion of at least 20,000 tons per year of lithium carbonate equivalent ("LCE") production capacity …
Portugese robot to explore flooded underground mines
As the Macau News Agency (MNA) reports, the Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) from Portugal has developed a robot for exploring flooded underground mines that can navigate autonomously for eight hours. …
Aussie mining sector with slower growth than expected
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported today that while the domestic mining sector had sustained growth across all major data items in 2020, it slowed year over year. The report showed that mining EBITDA growth slowed from 14.2% ($ 19.4 billion) …
Russia is becoming the world´s largest gold producing country
Russia plans to become one of the world's largest producers of gold and platinum group metals within the next decade by starting the development of the Sukhoi Log and Fedorova Tundra projects - two of the largest resource-rich regions in the country in terms …
Gran Colombia plans to produce up to 220,000 ounces this year
Gran Colombia Gold Corp. \\\[GCM-TSX; TPRFF-OTCQX\\\] is a growth-oriented mining company that is 100% owner of one of the highest grade gold mines in the world. Gran Colombia's Segovia operation in northwest Colombia, which has been in production for over a …
Silver Sands announces high grade silver find in Santa Cruz
Silver Sands Resources Corp. \\\[SAND-CSE; SSRSF-OTCQB\\\] announced on Thursday, May 21st that the company plans to start a phase 111 exploration program on its Virginia silver project in Santa Cruz Province in the Patagonia region of Argentina following the …
Gold Miners are finally on the winning side
Last year proved to be a dream for gold speculators and investors after the gold price soared to historic highs thanks to a perfect storm out of a global pandemic, massive government stimulus programs, a weakening dollar, and a bull market that eventually ran …
Mining Stocks help investors to hedge against inflation
Investors value the commodities asset class for both diversification and inflation protection - but they may be investing in commodities the wrong way. As the U.S. economy has begun to dig its way out of the massive hole left by the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Newly-discovered bacteria could be the holy grail for the copper industry
US and Brazilian researchers have published a new study in which they outline what they consider to be a "more efficient and safer" alternative to obtaining copper from bacteria. The work was published in the journal Science Advances. In their discussion, the …