US, Canada, Indigenous groups to collaborate on reducing river pollution from BC coal mines
The United States and Canada announced Monday they have agreed to cooperate to reduce and mitigate the impacts of water pollution from coal mines originating in British Columbia’s Elk-Kootenay watershed.
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China’s CBC increases stake in Bolivia lithium mining
The Chinese consortium CBC, which includes battery giant CATL, and Bolivia signed a deal on Wednesday, deepening their cooperation in one of the world’s largest lithium reserves.
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HSBC takes stab at using blockchain to modernize London’s antiquated gold market
Mining News Pro - One of the world’s top bullion banks is bringing blockchain to the antiquated London gold market.
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Teck, BCIT to boost research on copper’s antimicrobial properties
Mining News Pro - A new $1.75-million facility built by Canada’s Teck Resources and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is expected to help students and researchers investigate and test the use of antimicrobial copper in a range of healthcare devices, including prosthetics and orthotics.
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Ximen receives draft environment permit for Kenville gold mine in BC
Mining News Pro - In a further update to the underground development of its Kenville gold mine, Ximen Mining (TSXV: XIM) has now obtained the first draft of the two permits expected. Last Friday, the BC-focused precious metals miner received the draft environment permit for review, and had an initial look at the terms and conditions.
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Copper Mountain nearly doubles BC mine resource to 1.1 billion tonnes
Mining News Pro - Copper Mountain Mining has announced updated mineral resource and reserve estimates for its 75% owned copper mine located in southern British Columbia. Based on the new reserves, the company has also provided a revised life of mine plan that supports a mill expansion scenario to 65,000 t/d from 45,000 tonnes per day.
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Skeena inks deals to acquire BC-based QuestEx and sell selected properties to Newmont
Mining News Pro - Skeena Resources has signed a cash-and-stock deal to acquire British Columbia -based QuestEx Gold & Copper for about C$48.6 million ($38.9m).
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Enduro earns 100% of Newmont Lake in BC’s Golden Triangle
Mining News Pro - Enduro Metals has completed the option requirements to earn a 100% interest in the Newmont Lake copper-gold project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. The property is located between the former Eskay Creek gold mine and the Galore Creek copper-gold project.
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Benchmark seeks $24m flow-through for Lawyers project in BC
Mining News Pro - Benchmark Metals (TSXV: BNCH) has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwrites led by PI Financial and Sprott Capital Partners to raise C$30 million($24m) for its Lawyers gold-silver project in British Columbia. The underwriters will purchase 10 million units, 1.6 million flow-through units and 12.7 million charity flow-through units by way of a private placement.
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Teck and Oldendorff team up to reduce supply chain CO2 emissions from BC port
Mining News Pro - Teck Resources and Oldendorff Carriers have announced an agreement to employ energy efficient bulk carriers for shipments of Teck steelmaking coal from the Port of Vancouver to international destinations to reduce CO2 emissions in the steelmaking coal supply chain.
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BCI Minerals locks in $90m in contracts
Mining News Pro - BCI has awarded $90 million worth of contracts for its Mardie salt and potash project in Western Australia over the first quarter of 2021.
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KORE Mining considering spin-out of BC gold projects
Mining News Pro - KORE Mining is considering “maximizing the value of its gold portfolio” by splitting its US development assets and Canadian exploration assets into separate publicly listed companies by way of a spin-out to shareholders.
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Osisko could breathe life back into BC’s Barkerville Gold Mines
Mining News Pro - British Columbia’s next new gold mines could be in production as early 2022 and promise to breathe life back into B.C.’s historic Barkerville region.
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BC’s 14 operating mines could shrink to five
Mining News Pro - British Columbia has a serious carbon leakage problem that could see the mining industry there shrink over the next 20 years, and emissions from mining rise in other countries, a new report by the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) warns.
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BC explorer Talisker to list on TSX
Mining News Pro - Talisker Resources has received conditional approval to list its shares on the TSX.
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BCI completes institutional raise
Mining News Pro - BCI Minerals has completed the institutional component of its entitlement offer, raising an initial A$20.8-million.
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BCI fast tracks Mardie for 2021 construction
Mining News Pro - BCI Minerals intends to raise $48 million to accelerate the development of the Mardie salt and potash project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
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Teck and Westshore reach agreement on BC coal shipments
Mining News Pro - Teck Resources announced it has signed a non-binding term sheet reflecting an agreement in principle with Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership on proposed terms for the shipment of steelmaking coal following expiry of the current contract on March 31, 2021.
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DNA sequencing could unlock hidden mineral deposits: Geoscience BC
Mining News Pro - Canada’s Geoscience BC has proposed that genomic sequencing can be used as a mineral exploration technique.
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BCI salt and potash project secures boost
Mining News Pro - BCI Minerals has received Australian Government backing for its Mardie salt and potash project in Western Australia.
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Teck shares plunge on Ottawa environment review of BC coal project
Mining News Pro - Canada’s national association for miners, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), is weighing in on the federal government’s decision to review Teck Resources‘ proposed Castle Mountain metallurgical coal project in British Columbia, saying the additional review is unnecessary as the project is already undergoing a rigorous provincial environmental review process, and accusing the government of making a political decision.
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RBC hikes silver price forecasts
Mining News Pro - The mining and materials equity team at RBC Capital Markets has raised its silver price forecasts by 16% in 2020, 17% in 2021 and 14% in 2022.
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The rising ESG focus in BC mining
Mining News Pro - While the current business outlook remains uncertain, PwC Canada, in its new BC Mines Report, says the British Columbia mining industry is in a good position to withstand volatility due to prudent spending over the last few years and strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.
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Geoscience BC using machine learning to produce new mineral deposit probability maps
Mining News Pro - Geoscience BC, a non-profit organization based in western Canada, announced that under its umbrella, Telemark Geosciences completed a project that generated a series of predictive maps based on probability estimates for various mineral deposit types in British Columbia’s South Central Region.
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New Gold to sell BC project to Artemis for $140 million
Mining News Pro - New Gold is selling its $1.8 billion Blackwater gold project in British Columbia, Canada, to Artemis Gold for C$190 million (about $141m) in cash.
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