Gold M&A: Equinox, Orla combine as $18.5B miner
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) said on Wednesday it would acquire Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) in a deal valued at about US$18.5 billion (C$25.4 billion), creating a…
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NGEx hits 208g gold at Lunahuasi project in Argentina
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) reported ultra-high-grade gold assays from its Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in Argentina as the explorer continues to define one of the richest emerging systems in…
CIM Connect Video: Botswana bourse pitches post-diamond push
Botswana is pitching Canadian miners on its stock exchange as a way to fund copper and battery metals projects while the country tries to diversify beyond diamonds, Botswana Stock Exchange…
Elevra inks $437M financing for Quebec lithium
Australia’s Elevra Lithium (ASX: ELV; Nasdaq: ELVR) unveiled a A$441-million ($437-million) funding package to help expand its North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Quebec and advance pre-development work at the…
Brazil probes $2.8B rare earths deal
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into USA Rare Earth’s (Nasdaq: USAR) proposed acquisition of its only rare earth producer, posing a regulatory hurdle to America’s critical minerals plans…
Barrick’s $3B buyback sets stage for spinoff
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) launched a $3-billion share buyback on Monday as the world’s third-largest gold producer seeks to attract investors ahead of a planned spinout of its…
Silver jumps to two-week high amid US-Iran deadlock
Precious metals started the week on a strong note, with silver rising to a two-month high, despite fresh setbacks surrounding United States-Iran peace talks. Spot silver surged as much as…
Galiano assays expand Asanko gold mine in Ghana
Producer Galiano Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: GAU) said new drilling at its Asanko gold mine in Ghana expanded the Abore deposit’s mineralized footprint beyond the current underground resource. Hole ABDD26-477 cut…
Sponsored CIM Connect Video: Hexagon says fragmented systems blunt mining AI
Technology firm Hexagon’s President of Mining Dave Goddard spoke with Canadian Mining Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Tamer Ebokl, during last week’s Canadian Institute of Mining event in Vancouver. This sponsored video is…
Ontario spotlight: Four explorers worth a look – Part 2
Ontario is a global mining powerhouse, rich in copper, gold and lithium among other minerals. Here are four companies to watch.
Sponsored: AbraSilver weighs options to enhance Diablillos economics
The Northern Miner’s video anchor Devan Murugan recently caught up with AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) CEO John Miniotis for the latest update on the company’s Diablillos project in…
Sponsored: Q&A With SRK – Christina James on water, risk and regulation
The Northern Miner’s video host Devan Murugan spoke with Christina James, president of SRK Canada and principal water resources engineer, at SRK’s Toronto office about water balances, regulation, independence and how the…