Teck, UBC invest in tailings research acceleration pact

Miner Teck and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have together announced a C$4 million investment in a professorship that will advance research and education in mine tailings management safety and sustainability. UBC is matching Teck’s $2 million endowment to fund lab-based research at undergraduate and graduate levels as well as a new professor to oversee the work. The latter…

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Guanajuato’s Cata mill restarts

Canadian-based miner Guanajuato Silver has confirmed the start of precious metals processing at the Cata mill at its Valenciana mines complex in Mexico as it advances big plans for the asset. Company chairman and CEO James Anderson said that, with the mill now operational, it is adding a third processing facility to its operational asset portfolio. The miner acquired the…

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