Jack Lundin assumes the top job at Lundin Mining
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) announced that former president Jack Lundin has officially assumed the role of CEO and will join the board of the Canadian miner on Jan. 1. The company announced in…
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2023’s key theme? Narrowed access to resources — whether mineral or cash
It’s December — time for our year in review. This year was notable for takeovers. Newmont paid US$21.2 billion for copper-rich gold miner Newcrest Mining; Glencore negotiated a US$8.9-billion deal…
Founders Metals’ high-grade gold hits hint at Guiana Shield bounty
Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR) has been hitting high-grade gold in southeastern Suriname over the past seven months, fuelling hopes that its Antino project could become the tiny South American country’s…
Bluestone CEO grapples with activism in Guatemala as new president brings change
Lundin-backed Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR) wants to advance its Cerro Blanco gold project under Guatemala’s incoming reform-minded president but it faces anti-mining activists who don’t play by the same rules….
Gold, silver to rise as political, economic risks grind
Gold and silver prices have been on a roller coaster over the past two years as prices have responded to the changing political and economic environment. A key shift came…
Global exploration snapshot: Eight projects to watch
From Alaska to South America, junior exploration companies are hunting for base metals, uranium and precious metals to power our future. Here’s an overview of eight companies advancing promising projects….
Li-FT Power aims at first Yellowknife lithium resource in 2024
Li-FT Power (TSXV: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF) plans to publish an initial resource by the third quarter next year for its Yellowknife hard rock lithium project in the Northwest Territories, CEO…
Fraser Institute ranks global mining with 9% of survey
An annual report that may affect billions of dollars in investment decisions has a weak process to rank countries, provinces and states for mining projects, researchers say. The Vancouver-based Fraser…
Site visit: O3 Mining preps to be new node in Val-d’Or ‘circular economy’
Val-d’Or, Que. – Look towards the horizon from the viewing tower at Parc Belvédère in Val-d’Or, Que., and it’s just visible where a new kid on the block wants to…
‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’s Thor copper project in B.C. say
A dispute between Taranis Resources (TSXV: TRO; US-OTC: TNREF), the British Columbia government and First Nations groups over the Thor polymetallic project is brewing over long drilling exploration permit delays. After…
Exclusive: Bristow eyes copper growth as Barrick invests in junior
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is investing in junior Hercules Silver (TSXV: BIG) as part of a plan to find porphyry copper deposits, Barrick CEO Mark Bristow says. Of…
A guide to DLE, the technology that could transform lithium mining
Brine lithium mining is at a crossroads. Traditionally, it’s used evaporation ponds which can take months or years to produce the battery metal. Now, more and more brine projects are…