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28 January 2020
American Pacific to buy stake in Madison copper-gold mine in US
Gold exploration firm American Pacific Mining (APM) has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Broadway Gold to acquire the latter’s interest in the Madison copper-gold project in Montana, US.
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28 January 2020
BHP shares hit the lowest amid coronavirus concerns
Shares in Anglo-Australian mining multinational BHP have hit the lowest point in a month, with London Stock Exchange stock prices dropping yesterday by 4% from £17.80 to £16.99.
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28 January 2020
Auteco to acquire stake in Canada’s Pickle Crow gold mine
Auteco Minerals (AUT) has signed a binding term sheet with First Mining to acquire an 80% stake in the Pickle Crow gold project in Ontario, Canada.
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28 January 2020
Scorpio signs toll milling agreement for Goldwedge mill in Nevada, US
Canada-based Scorpio Gold’s affiliate Goldwedge and Lode-Star Mining have signed a toll milling agreement for the milling facility in Manhattan, Nevada, US.
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27 January 2020
Investor initiative launches public tailing storage facility database
The Mining and Tailing Safety Initiative, a group of investors co-headed by the Church of England (CoE), launched on Friday the first public database on tailing storage facilities.
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27 January 2020
Kodal Minerals submits mining licence application for lithium project
UK-based exploration and development company Kodal Minerals has submitted a mining licence application for its Bougouni lithium project in Mali.
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27 January 2020
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance to invest in autonomous trucks and AI
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) will invest $455m on autonomous haul trucks and AI-based data analysis in an attempt to cut down on production costs, improve efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions.
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27 January 2020
Bluejay secures exploration licence for zinc-lead-silver project
Exploration and development firm Bluejay Mining has secured a new mineral exploration licence surrounding its existing Kangerluarsuk zinc-lead-silver (Zn-Pb-Ag) project in central-west Greenland.
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27 January 2020
Barrick Gold forms joint venture with Tanzanian Government
Barrick Gold and the Government of Tanzania have signed an agreement to launch a new joint venture (JV) to oversee the company’s future gold mining operations in the country.
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24 January 2020
Mining fatalities in South Africa at record low
South Africa’s mining death toll reached an all-time low in 2019 with 51 fatalities.