Mountain Province taps Dunebridge for US$33M loan
Citing “serious financial difficulty,” Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD) has again tapped its largest shareholder for a loan, this time adding a US$33 million term loan facility to its existing…
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Iron ore prices hit new record
The price for iron ore surged to a record US$237.57 per tonne on May 12 as strong Chinese demand continued to outpace supply. The record price levels are supported by…
Black Iron negotiates offtake and financing with Cargill
Black Iron (TSX: BKI; US-OTC: BKIRF) will grant Cargill offtake rights for an initial ten years on the first four million tonnes of annual production from its Shymanivske iron ore…
Barksdale acquires Arizona copper projects from Rio Tinto
Barksdale Resources (TSXV: BRO) has entered an definitive agreement to acquire two copper exploration projects located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, from Kennecott Exploration Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of…
Canadian Gold Snapshot: Eight juniors seeking more yellow metal
High gold prices continue to make the precious metal one of the most sought after metals in Canada. Even companies with production are exploring for more. And there may be…
Deadly shootout in Brazil’s Amazon as illegal miners enter indigenous land
At least three illegal gold miners inside the Yanomami reservation in northern Brazil have died, after they opened fire with automatic weapons on an indigenous community opposed to their presence…
Mining legacy processes setting the industry behind in sustainability targets – report
A report commissioned by Glasgow-based engineering company the Weir Group warns that the total amount of power used in hard rock mining is equal to 12 exajoules per year or…
Coeur takes 17.8% stake in Victoria Gold
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is acquiring a 17.8% stake from Orion Mine Finance in Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX), which owns and operates the Eagle gold mine in the Yukon. The…
Zambia reinstates GoviEx’s Chirundu licence
The Zambian government has reinstated the mining licence for GoviEx Uranium’s (TSXV: GXU; US-OTC: GVXXF) Chirundu property, part of the junior’s Mutanga project. The licence was cancelled in July 2020…
JV Article: How royalties are outpacing miners
Streaming and royalty financing deal flows are predicted to grow significantly over the next decade, and move beyond the precious metals market. Gold and silver now make up 96% of…
Wheaton’s Smallwood sees deal opportunities growing faster than the competition
The opportunity landscape for closing new precious metals streaming deals is growing faster than the competition, Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) CEO Randy Smallwood tells The…
The View from England: To deliver a mine, expect the worst
Memorable corporate and political anniversaries are front of mind at the moment, as is an historic expedition with a valuable lesson for risk assessors everywhere. Newmont recently celebrated its 100th…