Argentina province OKs $559M copper mine
Argentina’s Mendoza province has approved its first large-scale mining project in more than two decades after giving the greenlight to PSJ Cobre Mendocino, a joint venture between Switzerland’s Zonda Metals…
Regulatory Issues
London Symposium JV Video: Minister Pirie touts Ontario’s gold, lithium momentum
Northern Ontario is set to capitalize on a mining upcycle led by strong gold prices and the build-out of critical minerals, the province’s Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth…
Anglo American, Teck shareholders OK $53B merger
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B) announced their shareholders on Tuesday approved a $53-billion merger vying to be the largest mining deal of the decade. The…
Quebec to introduce faster environmental reviews
The Quebec government plans to change its environmental assessment procedures – which could affect the mining sector – by cutting timelines potentially in half. Environment Minister Bernard Drainville announced…
Greenland OKs EU-backed graphite project for 30 years
GreenRoc Mining (LSE-A: GROC) jumped on Tuesday after the Greenland-focused critical minerals explorer secured a 30-year exploitation licence for its Amitsoq graphite project, paving the way for its production. Greenland’s…
London Symposium Video: Atlantic Canada pitches faster permitting, clean power
Eastern Canadian provinces on Nov. 30 pitched a faster, more predictable path to mine development at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. Watch the full panel presentation below:…
Anglo scraps exec bonus vote as Teck merger looms
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has dropped a proposal to change executive bonus awards from the agenda of tomorrow’s shareholder vote on its merger with Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)…
DRC rail line may get $1B from U.S. finance agency
The United States may offer as much as $1 billion to revamp a rail line in central Africa that could help facilitate critical minerals shipments from the Democratic Republic of…
Pan American grabs 14.7% stake in Galleon Gold
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) has taken a 14.7% stake in Galleon Gold (TSX-V: GGO) after buying 18.75 million units in the explorer and developer via private placement. The…
London Symposium: Artisanal mining growing in South America, Pan Am Silver exec says
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) is working with small-scale miners in Peru to help them raise production standards and sell their gold to central banks – an effort that isn’t…
SolGold rejects Jiangxi takeover amid copper frenzy
The copper miner said it was second takeover approach from Jiangxi Copper in less than a week.
Anglo-Teck deal gets Canada security OK: report
Canada’s federal government has cleared Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) proposed combination with Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) on national security grounds, The Globe and Mail reported, citing an…