Gold and silver producer McEwen and Canadian Gold Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement, under which McEwen will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Canadian-based exploration company through a statutory plan of arrangement. If the proposed transaction is approved, Canadian Gold will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of McEwen, strengthening the miner’s diversified portfolio with…
Read MoreDay: October 20, 2025
Mining operations start at Stibnite Hill
After obtaining the necessary permits from the Department of Environmental Quality earlier this month, United States Antimony has initiated exploration and bulk sampling operations at Stibnite Hill, which is located adjacent to the company’s Thompson Falls, Mont., smelter. “Earlier this year, we began the process of acquiring mineral leases and actual real property purchases in and around the Stibnite Hill…
Read MoreDealer’s choice
One thing I’ve always been an advocate for is ideas that help us tell the positive story about the mining industry. And to be honest, at least one element of telling those stories is helping others understand just what mining is, what it is all about, and why they should care. In the mission to find examples of that educational…
Read MoreArizona Sonoran updates MRE for Cactus project
Arizona Sonoran Copper Co. has released an updated and expanded Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for the Cactus brownfield copper project, located 45 miles south of Phoenix, Ariz. The MRE is inclusive of a conversion drilling program that targeted the near surface material from the MainSpring property, part of the Parks/Salyer deposit, and step out and conversion drilling from the Cactus…
Read MoreMarfork Coal fatality marks the 20th for industry in 2025
On August 26, 2025, an electrician died while performing elevator testing at Marfork Coal Company’s processing plant in Whitesville, W.Va. The elevator car descended and struck the electrician on the first-floor elevator platform. This is the 20th fatality reported in 2025, and the first classified as “Hoisting.” Marfork Coal is a subsidiary of Alpha Metallurgical Resources.
Read MoreGettin’ by with a little help from my friends (at MSHA)
I need to be totally honest with you, folks. Sometimes I get close to the due date for this column and I’m utterly at a loss about what to write. That was the case a couple of months back, when I told you I wanted to write about developments at the Department of Labor, but couldn’t do it without risking…
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