Canada to claim world’s second largest gold producer spot

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Mining News Digest Thursday 8 March 2018 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium Canada to claim world's second largest gold producer spot — Wood Mackenzie The nation has embraced its domestic potential as money flows into the exploration sector, says the UK-based research firm. read » British Columbia to reform Environmental Assessment Process in the fall Environmental assessments already underway will continue under the current process. read » EU warns Trump of trade war, China raises concerns at WTO Europe and the IMF urged Donald Trump on Wednesday to step back from the brink of a trade war, after the resignation of his economic adviser emboldened those encouraging him to push ahead with tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. read » South Kalgoorlie gold mine sold to Northern Star for $62.6 million The acquisition comprises the project's operating processing facility and 800 square kilometres of Prospective Gold tenure. read » Congo's Kabila to sign new mining code soon after meeting with miners The announcement followed a nearly six-hour meeting on Wednesday between Kabila and mining executives in Kinshasa about the new code, which will raise taxes and remove a stability clause. read » Rio Tinto speeds up driverless fleet expansion in Australia Fifteen autonomous trucks will be introduced to West Angelas iron ore mine, in the Pilbara region. read » Gem Diamonds on fire, finds sixth giant rock this year Latest discovery is a 152-carat, top white colour Type IIa diamond, dug up at the company's flagship Letšeng mine in Lesotho. read » Trump set to authorize steel, aluminum tariffs on Thursday White House says not just Canada, Mexico could be excluded. read » Kazakh miner ERG revives sale of Congo copper mine ERG revives efforts to sell its Frontier copper mine in the DRC despite a drop in valuation to about $400 million, two banking sources said. read » Beny Steinmetz's mining firm BSGR enters administration to protect itself As well as facing legal action, BSGR, which denies any wrong-doing, is suing financier George Soros for $10 billion in damages over lost contracts. read » Commentary: Women miners shouldn't be seen as victims Gold mining in Africa has a bad rap — particularly when it comes to women. But in Mali, one of the world's poorest countries, the victimization lens does great injustice to the hundreds of women mining alongside men. read » Resolution seen to impasse over South African mining rules South Africa's mining industry and the government are moving closer to resolving a dispute over levels of black ownership that's deterred investment and dragged down growth in the country. read » Gold slips after hitting 1-week high on trade war fears Fall followed news that a top economic advisor to the Trump administration had resigned, stoking fears of a trade war and knocking down the dollar. read » Diamond-backed raffle for "world's most expensive dinner" canceled The experience would include $17,000 diamond chopsticks and an 18-course dinner prepared by the Michelin-starred team from Jaan. read » Villagers denounce irregular operations by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company They say diamonds have become a curse instead of a blessing for those living in the Mutare West region. read » Finland's former Talvivaara files for bankruptcy Finland's Ahtium Oyj , previously named Talvivaara Mining Company has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure financing for future projects. read » Mining's main event shows good times are back – just not for all If attendance at the world's biggest mining conference is any indication, things are looking up for the industry. read » Gold explorer moves ahead quickly to release maiden resource Velocity Minerals Ltd. (VLC:TSX.V) on March 5 released a maiden resource for its Rozino Gold Project in Bulgaria. read » Read more news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. You are receiving this email because the email address fernandoqueens@gmail.com was subscribed to the MINING.com email list "MINING.com Mining News Digest". You mayunsubscribe at any time. The information contained in “Mining News Digest” is collected from a variety of sources on a “best intentions”basis. 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