O3 Mining shares surge on $204M Agnico Eagle takeover offer
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) shares soared 55% Thursday morning after it signed an agreement for Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) to acquire it for about $204 million. The…
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London Symposium: Quebec out in front of green energy transition with support for tech, miners
Transitioning away from fossil fuel usage calls for greater collaboration between government and industry to meet the huge demands on critical minerals mining for producing low-carbon technologies. In Canada, the…
Canada Nickel hits high grades at Bannockburn site south of main Crawford project
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC: US-OTC: CNIKF) has drilled high grades of the critical metal at the company’s Bannockburn property, about 65 km south of Timmins, Ont. Highlight hole BAN24-20 cut…
Mali targets Barrick CEO for arrest as tax row escalates
Tensions between Mali and foreign miners ratcheted higher Thursday with the military backed government issuing an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, the CEO of Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD)….
Niger seizes Orano’s Somair uranium operation as juntas across Africa pressure Western miners
France-based uranium miner Orano has lost operational control of its Somair mine in Niger in the latest move against Western miners in West Africa’s volatile Sahel region. In neighbouring Mali,…
Collective’s drilling ‘extends high-grade core’ at Apollo
Drilling by Collective Mining (TSX: CNL; NYSE: CNL) at its Guayabales project in Colombia’s central Caldas department has uncovered an extension to the Apollo system, bringing the potential for major…
Ero Copper boosts reserves 19% over 2023 at Xavantina in Brazil
Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) updated its Xavantina underground gold operations in central Brazil, raising proven and probable reserves by 19% and measured and indicated resources by 26% over…
Aya pours first silver from new mill at Zgounder
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) has poured its first silver from the new, expanded mill throughout the whole circuit at its Zgounder mine in Morocco, about 570…
Lithium Argentina picks Switzerland as another China-backed junior flees Canada
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAAC) is seeking to redomicile to Switzerland and change its name to Lithium Argentina AG following a corporate review and a new agreement with investor Ganfeng Lithium,…
Resolute pays US$50M to Mali junta amid tax spat
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) has made the second settlement payment of about US$50 million to the Malian government to help resolve a tax dispute, the company said Friday….
RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending
While the global electric car market has certainly slowed down from the rapid growth of the last few years, particularly in Europe, year to date unit sales (including plug-in and…
Strong zinc results at Fireweed’s Macpass in Yukon point to resource upgrade for Tom target
High-grade zinc results from drilling at Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) Macpass project in eastern Yukon bring potential for significantly growing resources at the Tom target. Shares rose. Highlight…