Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. says it is purchasing the SunMine solar electricity generating facility in B.C. from the City of Kimberley.

“2019 was a transformative year for Pan American and one of the most important in our 25-year history. We completed the Tahoe transaction and successfully integrated the new assets into our portfolio, capturing $25 to $30 million in annual G&A synergies. Pan American is now a much larger, stronger and more profitable company,” said Michael Steinmann, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pan American.

Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner commented: “2019 was a year of exploration highs overshadowed by production lows. After issuing two disappointing reductions in production guidance we finally achieved our guidance. The problems that plagued us in 2019 were largely unique events that will not be reoccurring. Exploration will continue to be a key focus at Stock West, Grey Fox, Black Fox and Gold Bar, where we see the potential to create the greatest near-term value.”

Mexican mining company Minera Autlan said on Tuesday a suspension of operations at its ferroalloys plant in the northern city of Gomez Palacio since December has extended into January due to difficult domestic steel market conditions.

Fred Stanford, President and CEO of Torex, stated: “In 2020 we expect our El Limón Guajes mine to deliver a similar production result to the record performance achieved in 2019. This level of production with continuing strength in the gold market, positions the Company to deliver another year of strong operating cash flow, which we expect to direct towards advancing Media Luna, testing Muckahi, and reducing outstanding debt.”

Since October, 2019, Prime geologists have been working with a database of 493 historic drill holes to establish a new 43-101 compliant in-pit resource over all of the project areas at Los Reyes. For the first time since modern work has been completed at Los Reyes, all 493 historic drill holes are in one data base. The data set has been thoroughly reviewed and in early December was forwarded to Stantec Consulting Ltd., which is presently working towards a new resource estimate within the coming weeks.

Augmented reality is quickly becoming one of the must-have technologies for major industries, including healthcare, government, military, automobiles, and education. It’s even transforming the mining industry with regards to improving mine productivity, reducing maintenance costs, protecting miners, providing site tours of mines, and training in real-world environments, notes Mining Technology.

“Production at Parral has increased for 5 consecutive quarters, and we are now at a production level we aim to maintain for the rest of the year. Our production rate this quarter is 80% higher than where we were at this quarter last year.” said Brad Langille, President and CEO.