Lithium Ionic boosts projected returns for Brazil project
Lithium Ionic (TSX-V: LTH; US-OTC: LTHCF) said a definitive feasibility study for its Bandeira project in eastern Brazil shows higher returns, lower capital costs and a longer mine life than…
Financing
Feds may offer Highland Copper $250M loan
Highland Copper (TSXV: HI) has received a significant boost for its Copperwood project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with the US Export-Import Bank issuing a non-binding letter of interest for up…
Friedland-backed Sunrise soars on US loan interest
Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX: SRL), which wants to mine Australia scandium in a project backed by billionaire Robert Friedland, is being lined up for a potential loan from the Export-Import…
Anglo, Codelco seal pact to mine $5B in Chilean copper
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco have sealed a landmark deal to jointly operate their neighbouring mines in central Chile, unlocking at least $5 billion in value….
Alamos ends $1B fight in Turkey with $470M sale
Alamos is selling its Turkish subsidiary to Middle East-based Tumad Madencilik Sanayi, a unit of Nurol Holding.
Newmont to delist from TSX, citing low volumes
Gold mining giant Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) said it plans to voluntarily withdraw its common shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange due to low trading volumes. The delisting is…
Japan pours $7B into African rail link for Sovereign graphite
Japan has committed $7 billion to develop the Nacala Logistics Corridor, a project expected to boost Sovereign Metals’ (ASX: SVM; LSE: SVML) Kasiya rutile-graphite project in Malawi. The funding would…
Foran secures $70M in Sask. tax credits
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) says it has secured up to $70 million (US$51 million) in Saskatchewan provincial tax credits to support the development of its McIlvenna Bay project…
Northern Graphite to raise $2.2M for feasibility study
Canadian miner Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) plans to raise up to C$2.2 million on the stock market as it builds on a recent federal lifeline extended to North…
Agnico sells out of Orla for $560M
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Canada’s largest gold miner by output and market value, has sold its 11% stake in Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) for nearly $561 million…
Vizsla lines up Macquarie-led $220M for Panuco
Canadian miner Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) hired Australia’s Macquarie Bank as lead arranger of a $220 million (C$304 million) maximum financing package for the construction and development of the Panuco…
Centerra buys 9.9% of Liberty to expand Idaho bet
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG, NYSE: CGAU) agreed to buy 9.9% of Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) for about $28 million to add a stake in a junior miner that’s…