Fortescue ends court dispute with former execs
Australia’s Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has agreed to settle its high-stakes lawsuit accusing former executives of stealing company data to build their green iron start-up Element Zero. The iron ore miner had…
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Barrick paid $430M to settle Mali dispute: Bloomberg
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) paid nearly the same amount as the back taxes Mali’s junta claimed it owed, ending a long dispute that had shuttered a mine once…
Aris pays $80M for full ownership of Soto Norte
Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE-A: ARMN) has gained full ownership of the Soto Norte gold project in Colombia after reaching an $80-million deal to buy out the remaining 49% joint…
Sibanye pays Appian $215M to settle dispute
Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW, NYSE: SBSW) has agreed to pay $215 million to settle its dispute with Appian Capital Advisory over its cancelled purchase of two of the firm’s Brazilian assets….
American Lithium wins Peru court battle
American Lithium (TSXV: LI; US-OTC: AMLIF) surged by nearly 20% after winning a legal battle in Peru that’s been holding up one of world’s largest and potentially lowest-cost uranium developments…
Northern Dynasty gets Pebble court dates
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-A: NAK) has secured its first detailed court schedule in months for its long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over one of the world’s largest undeveloped…
Paladin Energy sinks as guidance underwhelms
Shares of Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN) declined on Wednesday after delivering an underwhelming uranium production guidance for the 2026 financial year despite reporting its best operating quarter. The Australian…
G Mining wins Brazil court approval
G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) has scored a legal victory in Brazil that grants it permission to advance the Gurupi gold project. A federal agrarian court in Maranhão,…
Mali judge rejects Barrick appeal to free staff
A court in Mali has rejected Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) appeal to release four employees arrested in November, deepening a high-stakes standoff between the Canadian mining giant and…
AVZ slams Congo-KoBold deal
Australia-based AVZ Minerals (US-OTC: AZZVF) said on Monday a new agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and U.S.-backed KoBold Metals violates an international arbitration order tied to the…
Northern Dynasty loses more on Pebble unknowns
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-A: NAK) says it has filed a motion in Alaska’s federal district court seeking a summary judgment briefing schedule with respect to its pending litigation over…
Brazil Potash taps private equity for $200M
Brazil Potash (NYSE: GRO), aiming to build the largest fertilizer mine in the Amazon rainforest, says it has a preliminary agreement with a private equity firm to fund the project’s electricity needs. …