Bolivia looks to mineral wealth as gas era fades
Once hailed for its growth, Bolivia is facing an economic reckoning. The huge gas reserves on which the country has prospered for the last two decades are dwindling. Years of…
Regulatory Issues
Excellon Resources’ shares drop after failed bid to acquire La Negra silver mine
Excellon Resources’ (TSX: EXN; NYSE: EXN) shares plummeted following the news that its $50-million planned acquisition of the past-producing La Negra silver mine in Mexico, announced in January, has fallen…
Let business lead on energy transition, AusCan Forum hears, while Trudeau touts values
The world has a long way to go to meet net zero emissions targets, but resource-rich Australia and Canada are both well-positioned to help make it happen. During the 8th…
MinRes backs out of Chinese investment deal with Albemarle
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) has pulled the plug on a billion-dollar deal that would have seen it acquire a stake in downstream assets in China owned by lithium giant…
Canada’s regulator clears Newmont’s acquisition of Newcrest
Mining giant Newmont (NYSE: NEM) said on Tuesday the Canadian Competition Bureau had cleared the company to proceed with its intended acquisition of Australia’s Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM; TSX: NCM)….
SolGold’s Cascabel copper mine licence renewed for 25 years
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG) said on Monday it had been granted a 25-year licence renewal for its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in the Andean country. The miner noted the renewal…
Lundin Mining becomes majority owner of Caserones copper mine
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the company that operates the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile, the world’s largest producer of the metal….
Aris Mining receives approval for Marmato expansion, shares rise
Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; US-OTC: TPRFF) has won approval to expand its Marmato gold operations in Colombia’s Caldas Department. The approval was granted by Corpocaldas, a regional environmental authority. In…
US Gold granted key permit for CK gold project in Wyoming
U.S. Gold (NASDAQ: USAU) has been granted a key permit that allows the company to proceed with construction at its proposed CK gold-copper-silver mine in Wyoming. The industrial siting permit…
How much can you make as a mining company CEO? Survey shows highs and lows
A whopping US$35 million. That’s what the highest paid mining company CEO earned in 2021, according to data collected by Costmine Intelligence, part of The Northern Miner Group. The survey…
Patriot Battery Metals hits back at short-seller report
Canadian lithium explorer Patriot Battery Metals (TSX-V: PMET; ASX: PMT) refuted on Monday claims published in a short-seller report, stating the assertions made by Night Market Research were “factually inaccurate…
Chile offers lithium policy details; to tender permits in first half of 2024
Almost two months after Chile first announced a national lithium strategy, the government has published a 33-page document providing details on the policy’s objectives, schedule and main expected milestones. Copper…