SolGold delays prefeasibility study for Cascabel again
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) announced it will delay the release of the prefeasibility study for its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador. The mining company said the delay will…
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Ghana backs Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining’s acquisition of Wassa mine
China’s Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining has received Ghana’s approval to proceed with the acquisition of Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC), which owns 90% of the Wassa gold mine in the country’s southwest,…
Coal phase-out may take longer than countries are willing to admit – report
Thermal coal demand is expected to rise until the mid-2020s despite countries agreeing to phase out coal at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference, according to a new report…
Canada Nickel expands footprint in Ontario with 13 new properties
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC) has concluded 18 separate transactions resulting in the outright acquisition or earn-in to 13 additional properties within a 95 km radius of the company’s flagship…
Zijin Mining plans to produce copper at its Buritica gold mine
Zijin Mining, China’s No.1 gold producer, is fine-tuning plans to boost the capacity of its Buritica gold mine in Antioquia, Colombia, to produce copper and zinc as well as gold…
SolGold taps former BHP executive as new CEO
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has named former BHP executive Darryl Cuzzubbo as the company’s new boss, as the junior works to improve relations between the board and its…
Canada’s Saskatchewan adds lithium to mining portfolio
Prairie Lithium, a private lithium resource and technology developer situated in the heart of Saskatchewan’s resource-rich Williston Basin, reached a milestone this week as it finished drilling the province’s first…
Update: Greenland Minerals tanks as uranium ban leaves project in limbo
Shares in Greenland Minerals (ASX: GGG) fell almost 30% on November 12 to 8.8 Australian cents as the company resumed share trading following Greenland government’s decision earlier this week to ban…
BHP extends Noront bid deadline amid talks with Wyloo
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has extended the deadline for Noront Resources’ (TSXV: NOT) investors to accept or refuse its bid from November 16 to the end of…
Pan American Silver cuts guidance on labour shortages, higher costs
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) has lowered its silver and gold production targets for the second time this year as costs related to ventilation upgrades at its La…
Greenland bans uranium mining, blocking vast rare earths project
Greenland’s parliament has passed a bill to ban uranium mining and exploration in the Danish territory, effectively blocking the development of the vast Kvanefjeld rare earths project, one of the…
i-80 Gold hails “substantial” economic opportunity at Granite Creek
U.S.-focused i-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; US-OTC: IAUCF) says the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Granite Creek asset in Nevada confirm the project offers “substantial economic opportunity.” The…