Dominican Republic to create state miner

The Dominican Republic said it will create a state mining firm –  Empresa Minera Dominicana S.A., or Emidom – to explore, exploit and run economic viability studies on the nation’s key mining resources, reported Reuters. The news agency said the miner will be able to negotiate contracts and alliances with international firms and it will have a nine-member board, led…

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Barrick barrels ahead with Pueblo Viejo expansion

With the Dominican Republic government’s tailings storage facility strategic review now in-hand, Barrick said it will be moving forward with its planned life-of-mine extension project at the Pueblo Viejo gold complex. The TSF is a significant element of the growth of the asset, which it owns with Newmont, to take the Tier 1 mine to 2040 and beyond and support…

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