Canadian gold producer B2Gold has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Sabina Gold & Silver for C$1.1 billion.
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Author: Josie Patterson
MSHA issues warning about highwalls
According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), since 2012, falling rocks and materials from hazardous highwalls have resulted in nine mining fatalities and 27 serious injuries.
Read MoreColumbia Steel reaches agreement to sell assets
Columbia Steel Casting Co. Inc. has reached an agreement with CMS Cepcor Group for the sale of key commercial and technical assets.
Read MoreMiners turn to unique leaching processes for copper extraction
Bacteria and newly developed chemicals provide an alternative to conventional leaching. Edited by Josephine Patterson Due to copper prices nearly doubling in the past two years, miners like Rio Tinto and Freeport-McMoRan have begun to use new leaching technologies to extract low concentrations of the in-demand product from waste rock, reported Reuters. Miners aim to use bacteria or other newly…
Read MoreMiners News: Top 5 of 2021
This past year has been an exciting one for the staff of SEMCO Publishing and North American Mining magazine, and even more so for Miners News, which at the time of this writing is just over four months old. Despite its relative youth, Miners News had a tremendous growth in readership and interest. Here are the Top 5 North American…
Read MoreCanadian Mining Hall of Fame to induct Mackey, others
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has offered congratulations to its five newest inductees for 2022.
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