Leonardo DiCaprio backs Panama protests against First Quantum mine
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has joined the demands of Panamanian activists asking for the shutdown of First Quantum Mineral’s Cobre Panamá copper mine.
Articles by Cecilia Jamasmie
Lucapa Diamond puts Merlin feasibility study on back burner
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) has put a feasibility study for its Merlin project in Australia’s Northern Territory on hold due to what it called “unfavourable capital market and diamond price…
Lower silver output in Peru, Mexico to drag down global production
Global mined silver production will fall 2% in 2023 to 820 million ounces from 2022 totals due to lower output from operations in top producing countries Mexico and Peru, The…
Panoramic Resources mulls sale of flagship nickel asset
Panoramic Resources (ASX: PAN) has launched a strategic review of its flagship Savannah nickel project, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, amid weak battery metal prices. The company said it…
IGO stands by incoming CEO after Rio Tinto sacks him
Australia’s lithium and nickel producer IGO (ASX: IGO) is standing by its incoming chief executive officer, Ivan Vella, after Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) sacked on Wednesday its former aluminum boss for…
Monarch Mining under creditor protection in last-ditch effort to avoid bankruptcy
Struggling Canadian gold miner Monarch Mining (TSX: GBAR; US-OTC: GBARF) has been placed under the protection of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), with PricewaterhouseCoopers appointed as the monitor to…
Iamgold moves to buy rest of royalty company Euro Ressources
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) plans to pay about US$23 million for the shares it doesn’t already owns in French precious metals royalties company Euro Ressources. The draft offer, filed…
American Lithium eyes Peru production as court rules in its favour
American Lithium (TSXV: LI; NASDAQ: AMLI) said on Wednesday that Peru’s top court had confirmed its local subsidiary’s ownership of 32 out of 172 disputed concessions. The ruling, consistent with…
Glencore ready to spin off coal unit after sealing Teck buy
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is moving ahead with plans to spin off its profitable but polluting thermal coal business after clinching on Tuesday a US$8.9-billion deal for the coal division of Teck Resources…
Mineral Resources boosts stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals
The battle to control Australia’s Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS) seems far from over as Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) bought additional shares on Tuesday in the lithium and battery metals junior,…
Jiangxi Copper boosts First Quantum stake on Cobre Panama hit
China’s Jiangxi Copper, First Quantum Minerals‘ (TSX: FM) largest shareholder, has increased its stake in the Canadian miner, which is still reeling from the heavy losses caused by uncertainty regarding…
Neo Energy Metals falls in London debut despite strong uranium market
Uranium explorer and developer Neo Energy Metals (LSE: NEO) marked its first day on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the stock down 18% in early morning trading. The…