Anglo sells rest of Amplats
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) sold its final stake in Valterra Platinum (JSE: VAL), formerly Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), as part of restructuring it began last year. The deal for the…
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Freeport doubles down on Amarc’s JOY project
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is injecting another $75 million (US$54 million) into Amarc Resources’ (TSX-V: AHR) JOY copper project in British Columbia, moving into stage two of an earn-in agreement signed…
Ivanhoe makes copper discovery in Kazakhstan
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) announced on Thursday that it has made a copper discovery in Kazakhstan warranting follow-up probing. The new copper discovery at its exploration joint venture…
Kodal secures export permit for Mali lithium mine
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has secured an export permit for spodumene concentrate from its Bougouni lithium mine in southern Mali, clearing a key hurdle for the project’s first shipments. The…
Freeport CEO urges US aid to grow copper
United States mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is calling on the Trump administration to sweeten incentives for domestic copper producers and cut permitting times to help offset weak metal grades,…
Teck hits growth pause to fix Chile copper mine
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B); NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has deferred major expansion projects while it works to fix output problems at its flagship Quebrada Blanca (QB) copper…
World Gold Council proposes digital gold; price spikes
The World Gold Council has a new plan to allow investors to hold and trade digital versions of the yellow metal, issued on the same day the gold price set…
Fury Gold’s Eau Claire study posits 41% return
Fury Gold Mines’ (TSX, NYSE-A: FURY) first economic study of its Eau Claire gold deposit in Quebec shows strong returns across three development concepts. The base case using a gold…
Aris Mining rises on Soto Norte study
Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE-A: ARMN) has released a prefeasibility study for its Soto Norte gold project in Colombia, outlining the characteristics of both a profitable and environmentally friendly mine…
Beaty, Sprott back Scorpio Gold in Nevada
Nevada-focused Scorpio Gold (TSXV: SGN; US-OTC: SRCRF) says it has received an $8-million (US$5.8-million) investment from Canadian mining entrepreneurs Ross Beaty and Eric Sprott to advance its flagship Manhattan property….
Ukraine issues tender for major lithium deposit
Ukraine is welcoming bids to develop a major lithium deposit in its central Kirovohrad region as part of a minerals deal with the United States, even as a legal dispute…
Aclara nets $5M US funds for Brazil rare earths
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has received financial backing from the U.S. government for one of its two rare earth assets in the Americas, the latest example of Western nations attempting…