Mali court again delays Barrick case
A Malian court has postponed a ruling for a fourth time on whether to place Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex under provisional administration, delaying the hearing…
Regulatory Issues
Graphite One surges on FAST-41 for Alaska project
Shares in Graphite One (TSXV: GPH; US-OTC: GPHOF) gained after the company said the U.S. government put it’s billion-dollar Alaskan project in a fast-track approval process. Graphite One is advancing…
Guatemalan Xinka oppose Pan Am silver mine restart
A Xinka Indigenous delegation visiting Canada from Guatemala had a clear message for Escobal mine owner Pan American Silver (TSX, Nasdaq: PAAS): “No.” Escobal, suspended since a 2017 Guatemalan Supreme…
First Quantum faces $20M monthly bill in Panama
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) will spend about $20 million a month to maintain its idled Cobre Panamá copper mine under a recently approved care and maintenance plan. Roderick Gutiérrez,…
SolGold to quit Toronto exchange, eyes ASX
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE, TSX: SOLG) has applied to voluntarily delist its ordinary shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange on June 18 because the amount of trading doesn’t warrant the cost….
Ivanhoe jumps on plan to restart DRC copper mine
Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVNl US-OTC: IVPAF) plans to dewater the Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo could restore operations as early as this month. Its shares rebounded….
Mali court postpones ruling on Barrick mine
A Malian court has, for the third time, postponed a hearing on whether to place Barrick’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex under provisional administration, Reuters reported on Monday. The…
AngloGold sells Brazil mine to Aura for $76M
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG) is selling its stake in Mineração Serra Grande (MSG) gold mine in central Brazil to Latin America-focused Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA) for $76 million….
Paladin faces second lawsuit over uranium forecast
Australia’s Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) is facing the prospect of a second class action lawsuit tied to its production guidance. The new legal action, if initiated, would unfold in the…
Panama OKs First Quantum’s copper mine care plan
Panama has approved First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) maintenance plan for the shuttered Cobre Panama copper mine, clarifying that this does not signal a restart of operations. Trade and Industry…
EnCore expands Texas uranium licence
EnCore Energy (Nasdaq: EU, TSXV: EU), America’s only uranium producer, says it’s received Texas approval for the construction of well fields and a satellite ion exchange plant on its Upper…
‘One project, one review:’ BC’s Minister Brar fast-tracks mine permits, IP protection
Six months into the job, British Columbia’s Critical Minerals Minister Jagrup Brar says major mine permitting timelines have narrowed by over a third, as new mining rules are set to…