Great Southern Copper expands into lithium in Chile
Great Southern Copper (LSE: GSCU) announced on Wednesday it had secured the Monti lithium project in Chile’s Salar de Atacama salt flat for US$2.26 million ($3 million). The U.K.-based mineral…
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Gold Fields to make decision on Ghana mine by early 2024
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) plans to make a decision within the next four months on whether to keep or sell its Asanko gold mine (AGM) in Ghana. The…
Barrick eyes copper growth as Bristow laments market’s need for ‘instant gratification’
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is projecting a 30% increase in production by 2030 on the back of the growth options embedded in its asset portfolio, its president and…
Podcast: Mining sector ‘frustration’ despite strong fundamentals, ft TMX Group’s Dean McPherson
In this week’s episode, Dean McPherson, TMX Group’s Head of Global Mining, joins host Adrian Pocobelli to discuss the latest trends in the capital markets in the context of the…
First Quantum chairman Philip Pascall passes away
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has announced its chairman and co-founder Philip Pascall has died. The company says Pascall passed peacefully at his home in Perth, Western Australia, on Tuesday…
US government mulls 50-year mining ban in northern New Mexico
The US government is proposing to ban mining and oil drilling in northern New Mexico for up to 50 years as part of the Biden administration ongoing efforts to protect Native…
Hecla eyes early 2024 Lucky Friday restart after underground fire
The U.S.’s biggest silver producer Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) expects to restart its idled Idaho-based Lucky Friday mine operations early in the New Year after a fire and a groundfall…
Centerra’s prefeasibility for Thompson Creek shows moly asset to be ‘marginal’
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) has completed a prefeasibility study for the restart of the Thompson Creek molybdenum mine 48 km southwest of Challis, Idaho. The pit and concentrator…
B2Gold grabs AngloGold’s stake in Colombian project
Canada’s B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTO) will become the sole owner of the Gramalote gold project in Colombia after acquiring the 50% stake held by South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU;…
Silver and PGMs snapshot: Eight firms seeking the green energy metals
Rising demand for critical minerals for electric vehicles, stricter emission standards for gasoline-driven engines; and a global shift toward greener energy including silver-intensive solar panels are driving exploration for platinum…
Adriatic Metals to begin silver production in Bosnia in November
Adriatic Metals (LSE: ADT1; ASX: ADT) said on Monday that it’s ready to kick off production at its Vares silver project in central Bosnia in November, which will make the…
Ex-Yamana CEO Marrone leads Allied in Africa in search of investor ‘torque’
Peter Marrone, who led Yamana Gold in Canada from a small producer two decades ago to a US$4.8 billion sale this year, is seeking faster returns in conflict-plagued Mali and…