Imperial Metals speeds up work to reopen Mount Polley copper mine.

Imperial Metals (TSX: III) is aiming to reopen its Mount Polley copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada, before the end of June, buoyed by high prices for the metal and a looming deficit.

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Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project.

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(OTCQX: IVPAF) said on Monday it had finished construction of the Shaft 1 production changeover at its platinum group and gold Platreef mine in the South African province of Limpopo.

JV Article: Latest drilling at Red Pine Exploration’s Wawa Gold Project extends the existing gold deposits.

Mining Indaba: First Quantum pulls $1.25bn trigger on Kansanshi expansion.

The board of First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has resolved to proceed with a $1.25 billion expansion of the company’s Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia, including the Enterprize nickel project.

Ivanhoe eyes Phase 3 expansion at Kamoa-Kakula in the DRC.

The Phase 3 expansion in the DRC will increase its annual copper production to about 600,000 tonnes by the fourth quarter of 2024 and make it the world’s third-largest copper mining complex.

Buenaventura says San Gabriel gold-silver project to produce by 2024.                                                                                                                                             Buenaventura, one of Peru’s largest precious metals miners, will speed up construction of its San Gabriel gold and silver project, with a production start date no later than 2024, the company’s president said.

Sabina drills high-grade gold at Umwelt deposit in Nunavut.Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB) has reported initial results from the recently completed drilling program at Umwelt, one of six main deposits comprising its 100% owned Back River project in Nunavut.

Inflation eating into Gold Fields’ Chile project, CEO says.                                                                                                                                             Surging inflation is eating into gold miner Gold Fields’ contingency cost buffer for its Salares Norte project in Chile, Chief Executive Officer Chris Griffith said on Monday, adding that the South Africa-listed company is seeing at least 10% inflation in the regions where it operates.

Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project.                                                                                                                                            Ivanhoe Mines said on Monday it had finished construction of the Shaft 1 production changeover at its platinum group and gold Platreef mine in the South African province of Limpopo.

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