Barrick fined for excess cobalt in BC river
Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) has been hit with a $114,750 fine for its repeated, excessive discharge of toxic materials from the now-decommissioned Nickel Plate gold mine near Hedley,…
Court Cases
First Quantum to suspend Panama arbitration battle
First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Panamanian unit says it’s asked its lawyers to halt legal proceedings against Panama in a bid to end a 16-month-old feud with the Central American…
Franco-Nevada’s Panama arbitration set for 2026
Arbitration proceedings between royalty and streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) and Panama over the reopening of the $10-billion (C$14.5-billion) Cobre Panama copper mine are moving forward after a tribunal…
NGOs expose global surge in met coal mines
German non-profit Urgewald, in collaboration with 10 partner organizations, launched on Thursday the first-ever Metallurgical Coal Exit List (MCEL), which identifies the main companies driving hundreds of new metallurgical coal…
Barrick halts Mali mine after junta seizes gold
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD) followed through with its threat to suspend operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali after the military-led government moved gold stocks to a custodial bank. “Barrick…
Cleveland-Cliffs seeks US Steel with Nucor: CNBC
Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) is reportedly collaborating with its rival Nucor (NYSE: NUE) on a potential bid to acquire US Steel (NYSE: X), CNBC reported on Monday. This development follows the Biden…
Altius Minerals wins arbitration decision on Nevada gold royalty rights
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS; US-OTC: ATUSF) says it’s won a partial arbitration ruling that could give the company expanded royalty rights over the Silicon gold district of Nevada. Shares of…
Panama seeks public input on re-opening First Quantum copper mine
Panama’s government has kicked off a public consultation on an environmental audit of First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Cobre Panama copper mine. The Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente) this week invited…
Barrick gives Mali a week to lift restrictions before shutting Loulo-Gounkoto mine
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has set a deadline this week for Mali to remove new export limits and resolve a dispute over its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex or it…
Sandfire America wins water rights ruling in Montana
Sandfire Resources America (TSXV: SFR) has received another positive court ruling in Montana regarding its leasing of mitigation water rights for the Black Butte copper project, which has been challenged…
Cassius Mining takes Ghana to court for US$277M
Cassius Mining (ASX: CMD) is taking Ghana to court in London seeking US$277 million in damages for alleged contract breaches that killed the company’s Gbane gold project and may involve…
Arcadium Lithium investors sue it for negligence over US$6.7B Rio Tinto takeover
Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM) is facing legal challenges after shareholders filed lawsuits alleging misrepresentation and negligence linked to Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) US$6.7-billion takeover. Philadelphia-based Arcadium…