First Quantum’s 20-year deal on Cobre Panama is now official
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says the law governing the mining concession for its Cobre Panama copper mine was passed and published in the Official Gazette of Panama on Oct….
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Bravo Mining’s Luanga initial resource grows tonnages by up to 62%
Brazil-focused explorer Bravo Mining (TSXV: BRVO; US-OTC: BRVMF) shares surged on Monday after the company announced an initial resource estimate for its Luanga palladium-platinum-rhodium-gold-nickel project located in Pará state. The…
Video: Kinross Gold’s McLeod-Seltzer recalls adventures in South America
Catherine McLeod-Seltzer, the independent chair of Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC), joined The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium on Oct. 13 in London to chat about her career. McLeod-Seltzer often found…
Horizonte Minerals in talks to fund nickel project overrun
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM) said on Monday that it’s holding talks with major shareholders and lenders to solve the current funding gap for the company’s Araguaia nickel project in northern…
SQM buys 30% stake in Australia’s Pirra Lithium
Chilean lithium giant SQM (NYSE: SQM) has agreed to buy a 30% interest in Australia’s Pirra Lithium, a junior launched in March from the combination of certain exploration assets in…
Canadian mining capex reached decade high in 2022
Capital spending in Canada’s mining industry increased by 14% to $13.5 billion last year, its highest in a decade, the latest figures published by Natural Resources Canada showed. The sector’s…
Video: Frank Giustra talks junior exploration and macro money matters
Frank Giustra stands out in a fast-evolving world where many chase the allure of tech stocks and cryptocurrency. The seasoned entrepreneur, philanthropist, and CEO of Fiore Group sounded the alarm…
Video: Garofalo lauds court for knocking feds
Gold Royalty (NYSE: GROY) CEO David Garofalo joined the second day of The Northern Miner‘s Canadian Mining Symposium Oct. 12-13 in London. Garofalo, who is also co-chair of GoldMining (TSX: GOLD; NYSE: GLDG),…
Atlantic Lithium gets go-ahead for Ghana’s first battery metal mine
Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) has the green light to develop Ghana’s first lithium operation after its local subsidiary received a mining permit for its flagship Ewoyaa project. The 15-year permit…
Ionic wins licence to mine rare earths in Uganda
Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) on Friday secured a large-scale mining licence for its the Makuutu heavy rare earths project in Uganda. The permit was granted by the Ugandan Directorate…
IsoEnergy closes $36.6M private placement for uranium hunt
IsoEnergy (TSXV: ISO; US-OTC: ISENF) has closed its previously announced private placement raising $36.6 million to continue its hunt for economic uranium deposits. The company issued about 8.1 million subscription…
Patriot Battery Metals discovers new high-grade zone at Corvette
Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET) has announced the discovery of a new high-grade zone at the CV13 spodumene pegmatite of the Corvette property in the James Bay region of northern…