Hecla Mining has named Catherine J. “Cassie” Boggs, its current board chair, to the seat of interim president and chief executive officer. Boggs succeeds Phillips S. Baker Jr., who is retiring and stepping down from the board. Boggs will continue to serve as board chair. It has also named Charles B. Stanley to serve as lead independent director, effective May…
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Idaho silver producer Hecla Mining is set to acquire all outstanding shares in Alexco Resource it does not already own in a US$74 million acquisition deal – one that could potentially make it Canada’s largest silver producer. Read full article.
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German equipment maker GHH has delivered its first Tembo 4X4 ELV light duty full electric vehicle to India’s only zinc-lead-silver producer Hindustan Zinc. View full article from The Asia Miner.
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Papua New Guinea copper, gold and silver producer Ok Tedi Mining (OTML) has welcomed two dozen new apprentice workers to its fold. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
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Canadian-based gold and silver producer Great Panther Mining has, for the second time in five months, opted to suspend operations at the Urucum Central South (UCS) pit at its Tucano gold mine in Brazil over safety concerns. The company’s geotechnical committee has advised of additional remediation work that needs performed at the pit to improve safety factors; pit wall issues…
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