Oman exports first copper in 30 years
Oman has sent its first shipment of copper concentrates, resuming exports of the red metal from the sultanate after a three-decade hiatus. The Lasail mine in Sohar, 200 km north…
Exploration
Spotlight: Global gold projects in view
Geopolitical and economic uncertainty helped drive gold to record highs last year and many believe prices will remain elevated in 2025. Here’s a look at eight juniors with compelling gold…
Cordoba secures US$10M bridge loan from partner JCHX for Alacran project
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; OTCQB: CDBMF) on Friday secured a US$10 million loan from China’s JCHX Mining Management. The money will help advance its Alacran copper-gold-silver project in Colombia. The…
Infographic: How global gold production has evolved since 1993
The ranks of the world’s top 20 gold producers have changed significantly since 1993. The biggest change over those decades is China becoming the number one producer, as its output…
Midnight Sun receives licence renewal for Solwezi copper project in Zambia
Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) announced Monday that the application to renew its exploration licence for the Solwezi copper project in Zambia has been approved. The renewal is…
Petra Diamonds cuts forecasts, jobs amid market weakness, softer prices
Petra’s sales revenue for the third tender fell 7% to $71 million, bringing year-to-date revenue to $146 million, down from $188 million last year.
Foran conditionally approved for $20M gov’t funding for McIlvenna Bay infrastructure
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) has conditional Energy and Natural Resources Ministry (NRCan) approval for up to $20 million in support of clean energy infrastructure at its McIlvenna Bay…
‘Robust mineralization’ at Valley in Yukon, Snowline says
Drilling by Snowline Gold (TSXV: SGD; US-OTC: SNWGF) continues to deliver strong results from this year’s drill program at its Valley deposit in eastern Yukon. The company is also updating…
Dundee’s prefeasibility bumps Čoka Rakita gold project NPV by 25% in Serbia
Dundee Precious Metals’ (TSX: DPM) new pre-feasibility study for its Čoka Rakita gold project in Serbia raises the after-tax net present value (NPV) by a quarter and the internal rate…
Miners navigate high risks, ransoms in West Africa
Mali’s military government is trying to arrest the CEO of the world’s second-largest gold company while the junta in Niger has tightened its stranglehold on a French state-owned uranium mine….
London Symposium Video: Quebec mining investment on the rise thanks to government support, panel hears
Quebec attracts substantial mining investment thanks to strong government support, a well-developed critical minerals strategy and innovative technologies, an industry panel heard this month in London. That enables companies like…
Fireweed’s strong zinc hits at Boundary zone close out 2024 drilling in Yukon
The last holes of Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) drill program this year at its Macpass project in eastern Yukon have returned high-grade results that point to the exploration…