China, Ecuador sign $1.7B deal on gold project
Ecuador has signed a $1.7-billion (C$2.32-billion) mining contract with China’s CMOC Group for the Los Cangrejos project, one of the country’s largest gold deposits, a move that could establish a…
Financing
Barrick names North America team ahead of IPO
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) announced on Tuesday the members of the new executive leadership team for its North American operations as the miner advances plans to pursue an…
US Mint gold source tied to criminal networks in Colombia: New York Times
The United States is increasingly being drawn into the opaque supply chains of illicit mining after an investigation by The New York Times tied some of its gold supply to…
Montana explorer Silver Bow Mining eyes $50M IPO
Montana-focused Silver Bow Mining aims to raise roughly $50 million (C$68 million) in its initial public offering Wednesday on the NYSE-American exchange. The private exploration company plans to list about…
Gold-copper explorer Meridian plans London listing
Explorer Meridian Mining (TSX: MNO; US-OTC: MRRDF) is planning to list on the London Stock Exchange’s main market this week as it works to advance its flagship Cabaçal gold-copper project…
US plans ‘sprints’ in uranium output, reactor builds
The U.S Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy says it wants to use the Defense Production Act of 1950, which streamlines approvals in the name of national security, to…
Spanish Mountain signs $55M royalty deal with Wheaton
Spanish Mountain Gold (TSX-V: SPA) has inked a $55 million (C$75 million) royalty agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM) tied to its namesake project in British Columbia, Canada. The…
Banyan Gold hits high on $46.5M capital raise
Banyan Gold (TSXV: BYN) soared to an all-time high on Monday after announcing a capital raise of $46.5 million for its flagship AurMac property in Canada’s Yukon Territory. In a…
New Found Gold finances $205M for Queensway
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; US-NYSE-A: NFGC) says it has locked down $205 million in equity and debt financing for its Queensway development in Newfoundland. The mining company structured the…
Chinalco bets $1.7B on Peru mine turnaround
Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco) is investing about $1.7 billion to overhaul its Toromocho mine in Peru, adding molybdenum output to drive a long-awaited turnaround. The upgrade at the site…
BC exploration spending sets record on copper appetite
Exploration spending in British Columbia set a new record last year as junior miners turned on the tap amid sustained appetite for copper projects. Exploration and evaluation expenditures in the…
‘Myopic’ World Bank must shift to critical minerals from climate change, Bessent says
The U.S. government is pressing the world’s top development lenders to pivot towards funding critical minerals projects in an effort to bolster a supply chain that’s dominated by China. Speaking…