Ashley Fish-Robertson

1 week ago | magazine.cim.org | Ashley Fish-Robertson

Welcome back to your weekly mining news recap, where we catch you up on some of the news you may have missed. This week’s headlines include funding to support several Canadian companies advancing mining technologies, Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex being placed under court-appointed administration, and the Strange Lake project receiving financial support.

1 week ago | magazine.cim.org | Ashley Fish-Robertson

A lag in production ramp-up at the Greenstone gold mine has led Equinox Gold to cut its 2025 gold output forecast for its key operation in northwestern Ontario. The open pit gold mine's original production guidance for this year ranged from 300,000 to 350,000 ounces, but that estimate has now been lowered to between 220,000 and 260,000 ounces. Equinox first declared commercial production at Greenstone on Nov. 6, 2024.

2 weeks ago | magazine.cim.org | Ashley Fish-Robertson

Welcome back to your weekly mining news recap, where we catch you up on some of the news you may have missed. This week’s headlines include Glencore’s Horne smelter revising its arsenic emissions strategy, the U.S. and China striking a rare earths deal, and McIlvenna Bay workers returning to the site following wildfire evacuation.

2 weeks ago | magazine.cim.org | Ashley Fish-Robertson

A team from Glencore Kidd Operations claimed first place in the 2025 Ontario Mine Rescue provincial competition, emerging as the top team among eight regional contenders. Hosted at the Kidd mine site in Timmins from June 3 to 5, the annual event challenged mine rescue teams with a series of hands-on emergency scenarios and a theory test.

2 weeks ago | magazine.cim.org | Ashley Fish-Robertson

Toronto-headquartered McEwen Mining announced the start of construction of a new ramp system and portal at its Stock gold mine on June 5, marking a significant development within its Fox complex located in Timmins, Ontario. Construction of the ramp system and portal will provide the company with underground access to the mine’s three primary gold zones—West, Main and East—while enabling cost-effective underground drilling to explore potential depth extensions.