Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar
Boca Raton, Fla. – Miners and analysts gathered this week in a sweaty beach city in southeast Florida to ponder why the industry gets the cold shoulder from most investors. Copper…
Articles by Henry Lazenby
Indonesian group to buy Hillside copper project in Australia for $361M
Rex Minerals (ASX: RXM), which holds Australia’s largest permitted and shovel-ready copper project, is being bought out by Indonesia-based MACH Metals Australia for A$393 million ($361.1 million). Rex shares closed…
Teck’s $9.5B coal sale to Glencore set to close July 11
The federal government has approved the $9.5-billion sale of Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) coal business to Swiss-based resource giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN). Teck agreed in November to sell the…
Is BC’s Haida agreement another ‘legal morass’ for mining?
British Columbia’s formal recognition of the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title over a group of islands near the Alaskan panhandle is a reconciliation milestone. But it’s raising legal and economic questions…
Orla files for arbitration against Panama and First Quantum could be next
Vancouver-based Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) has filed for international arbitration against Panama over the cancellation of permits for its Cerro Quema gold project. The company is seeking damages…
Rio Tinto unveils $375M more for world’s first carbon-free aluminum in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is investing $375 million more into the world’s first carbon-free aluminum smelting headed for initial commercial production by December in Quebec. This…
YMP aims to bridge the mining talent gap with 45 scholarships
When Stephen Stewart first joined the mining world in the early 2000s, he stepped into an industry facing a yawning generational talent gap. Hoping to meet similar-aged peers, Stewart, who’s…
Lithium price surge unlikely to return: Fitch
The lithium market has entered a “new normal” period of stability with sustained price surges a thing of the past, analysts at FitchSolutions BMI said in a webcast Thursday. Falling…
New Pacific shifts focus to social issues after robust Silver Sand prefeasibility
New Pacific Metals’ (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-AM: NEW) prefeasibility study for the Silver Sand project in Bolivia calculates a robust return on an initial US$358-million investment. But the company could face…
LithiumBank reports largest lithium brine resource in North America at Alberta project
Canadian explorer LithiumBank Resources (TSXV: LBNK; US-OTC: LBNKF) has tabled the largest known lithium-brine resource in North America at its Park Place project in Alberta as it targets an initial…
Beaty optimistic on Mexico ahead of cross-Canada bike trip to Equinox Gold’s mine opening
Mexico’s new leader is an improvement while Canada should be careful in blocking Chinese investment, according to Ross Beaty, the Canadian Mining Hall of Famer who founded Pan American Silver…
Nations Royalty listing marks Indigenous milestone
The Frank Giustra-backed Nations Royalty (TSXV: NRC), which may be the country’s first Indigenous company to focus on production contracts like net smelter returns, joined the Toronto Venture exchange on…