Robex extends Mali mine as it plans exit
Robex Resources‘ (TSXV: RBX) Nampala gold mine in Mali has enough new mineral reserves to extend its life by six months, according to an updated technical report. The mine in…
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London Symposium JV Video: Onyx Gold advances exploration with high-grade hits in Timmins
Onyx Gold’s (TSXV: ONYX) drills continue tracing high-grade gold at its Munro-Croesus property in Ontario’s Timmins Gold Camp that has produced over 70 million oz. gold. CEO Darwin Green says…
Rio Tinto, Glencore in M&A talks: Bloomberg
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) and Glencore (LSE GLEN) have been discussing combining their businesses, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. The Australian mining giant and…
SSR’s Turkey mine deaths blamed on design
SSR Mining (Nasdaq, TSX: SSRM; ASX: SSR), the third-largest U.S.-based gold miner, says an independent review shows a heap leach design flaw mostly likely killed nine workers at the Çöpler…
Will Indonesia shut the nickel spigot to spur prices?
Indonesia’s clout in the global nickel market rivals OPEC’s in oil. The Southeast Asian nation — an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands straddling the Indian and Pacific oceans —…
Standard Lithium, Equinor secure US$225M to develop Arkansas project
Standard Lithium (TSXV: SLI) announced on Thursday that it has closed a US$225-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to to support the stage-one construction of the South West…
First Quantum cuts guidance on Zambia delays
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has cut its copper guidance by 3.5% at the midpoint, citing Zambian mine sequencing, while politics has kept Cobre Panama idle. The Toronto-headquartered company now…
South Africa mine rescue ends with 246 saved, 78 dead as illegal mining crisis mounts
South African authorities have concluded a week-long rescue operation at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine, recovering 246 survivors and 78 deceased illegal miners, locally referred to as ‘Zamazama.’ The operation…
Saudis tap Aramco for lithium brine extraction
Saudi Arabia has announced a new joint venture between its state-run oil and mining companies — Aramco, the world’s largest in oil, and Ma’aden — marking another step in its…
Antofagasta misses copper target, keeps guidance
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reported on Thursday that its copper production for 2024 fell below company expectations, despite exceeding its total output for the previous year. The company, Chile’s…
Zijin offers US$1.9B for 25% of China lithium miner
Chinese copper and gold producer Zijin Mining Group is proposing to buy a quarter of compatriot Zangge Mining for 13.7 billion yuan (US$1.9 billion), the companies said. The deal would…
London Symposium JV Video: Quebec’s clean energy, innovation, incentives
Quebec supports mining with hydro-power, streamlined permits and beneficial tax policies, an adviser to the province says. Early government action gives it an edge in the energy transition, Jonathan LaFontaine,…