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B2Golds Otjikoto Mine Record Production and Strategic Growth Plans for 2025

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 Constance

B2Gold’s Otjikoto Mine in Namibia, in which the company holds a 90% interest, had a strong performance in 2024, producing 198,142 ounces of gold, nearly at the midpoint of its guidance range of 185,000 to 205,000 ounces. For the year ending December 31, 2024, the mill feed grade was 1.87 g/t, with mill throughput at 3.34 million tonnes, and a gold recovery rate averaging 98.6%. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Otjikoto Mine produced 52,452 ounces of gold. The mill feed grade for the fourth quarter was 2.10 g/t,… Read More Here

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Rio Tinto Workers Push for Collective Bargaining After 20-Year Gap

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 Constance

Australia’s Mining and Energy Union (MEU) announced on Thursday that it will launch a petition at Rio Tinto’s Paraburdoo mine in the Pilbara region, seeking to initiate collective bargaining for the first time in over 20 years. The petition aims to allow workers to negotiate a collective agreement that would: The move is also a step toward leveraging Australia’s “same job, same pay” legislation, which requires a collective agreement to be in place for workers to benefit from its provisions. Australian unions have been testing the “same job, same pay”… Read More Here

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Midnight Sun Announces Significant New Targets at Kazhiba

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 Constance

Midnight Sun Mining Corp. (TSXV: MMA / OTC: MDNGF) (“Midnight Sun” or the “Company”) has announced the successful results from its 2024 geochemical and geophysical exploration programs, which have uncovered significant new sulphide and oxide copper targets at the Kazhiba property. Exploration drilling is scheduled to begin in early Q2, with the aim of testing these newly identified targets. The Partial Ionic Leach geochemistry results have revealed a strong copper anomaly stretching over four kilometres, which aligns with high chargeability and low resistivity zones identified in the induced polarization (IP)… Read More Here

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Barrick Gold Advances Drilling at Pueblo Grande Project in Dominican Republic

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 Constance

Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD) (TSX: ABX) has launched the next phase of drilling at the Pueblo Grande project, located adjacent to its Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic. This drilling is part of an earn-in agreement with Precipitate Gold (TSXV: PRG), the project’s owner. The Phase 3 drilling program will target high-priority areas within the Pueblo Grande Norte and Pueblo Grande Sur zones. So far, Barrick has identified two early-stage targets at Pueblo Grande Norte, along with several gold-in-soil anomalies across portions of the Pueblo Grande Sur zone.… Read More Here

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February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 Constance

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BHP Launches $10.8 Billion Investment to Sustain Copper Output in Chile

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 Constance

BHP Group is set to begin a $10.8 billion investment program in Chile, starting with the modernization of an aging copper plant at its Escondida mine. The move comes as the world’s largest mining company battles declining ore quality while striving to maintain production levels. During a site visit on Tuesday, Chilean Finance Minister Mario Marcel joined BHP officials, who confirmed that the $2 billion-plus upgrade of the Escondida concentrator would soon enter environmental approval processes. While BHP’s long-term investment plans in Chile have been known, Tuesday’s announcement marks the… Read More Here

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FQM Ramps Up Efforts to Reopen $10 Billion Cobre Panama Mine

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 Constance

First Quantum Minerals and its workers and suppliers in Panama are intensifying efforts to restart operations at the $10 billion Cobre Panama copper mine, more than a year after its closure. The company has shifted from a low-profile approach to a more visible public relations campaign, including mass mine visits and public outreach events, according to Maru Galvez, Public Relations Manager for Cobre Panama. The strategy appears to be working, with a recent community survey showing 96% support for the government renegotiating the mine contract. Despite these efforts, First Quantum… Read More Here

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Tertiary Minerals Appoints Dr. Richard Belcher as Managing Director

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 Constance

AIM-listed Tertiary Minerals has appointed Dr. Richard Belcher as its new Managing Director, effective March 7, following the company’s Annual General Meeting. Tertiary highlighted Belcher’s 22 years of geological experience, spanning early-stage exploration to resource definition across various commodities. His expertise is particularly strong in Africa, where he has worked extensively with junior exploration companies. Belcher previously served as VP of Exploration at ANS Exploration Corp, focusing on projects in Northeast Africa and Arabia. He also worked as a senior consulting geologist at Altus Strategies (now Elemental Altus Royalties Corp),… Read More Here

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Three New Congolese Companies Sign Subcontracting Contracts under the Sino-Congolese Program

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 Constance

Three Congolese companies have secured subcontracting agreements under the Sino-Congolese Program, signing works contracts in Kinshasa on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, according to a press release from the Congolese Agency for Major Works (ACGT). As part of the Sino-Congolese Program, the three companies obtained subcontracting positions with the Sino-Congolese Infrastructure Company (Sisc SA). The contracts cover several key construction projects, including the University of Mbandaka, Kananga stadium, and Tshikapa airport rehabilitation. These projects will now be carried out by Congolese companies, thanks to subcontracting arrangements initiated in March 2024 following… Read More Here

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Ivanhoe Mines and Kamoa Copper Announces Key Appointments

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 admin

Ivanhoe Mines Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland announced today at the BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference key appointments to strengthen the Executive Leadership Teams of Ivanhoe Mines and the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Marna Cloete, currently President of Ivanhoe Mines, has been appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer, reflecting nearly two decades of experience in building the Company to become a major, diversified metals producer. At the Kamoa Copper Joint Venture, Annebel Oosthuizen has been appointed as Managing Director, replacing… Read More Here