Central banks, falling USD spur gold price: Sprott
The gold price’s sustained rally through the first half of 2025 reflects deeper shifts in global financial power, with central banks accelerating a move away from the U.S. dollar and…
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Capstone wins key permit to expand Mantoverde
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) has secured environmental approval from authorities in Chile’s Atacama region for its $150-million Mantoverde Optimized (MV-O) project. The green light extends the mine’s life…
Mali to sell Barrick’s gold: Reuters
The court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali is planning to sell a tonne of the site’s gold to pay for restarting the mine,…
Ivanhoe sees $70M Kakula mine dewatering cost
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) said it expects the dewatering of its Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo to cost as much as $70 million (C$96 million). Production…
West Red Lake’s Rowan might earn 42% return
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) said a preliminary economic assessment shows that developing the Rowan project in northwestern Ontario may generate a high rate of return. Based…
McFarlane Lake buys $30M Abitibi site from Aris
McFarlane Lake Mining (CSE: MLM; US-OTC: MLMLF) is acquiring what it considers to be “one of the largest undeveloped gold properties in Ontario” from Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE-A: ARMN)…
Dundee gets OK for Ecuador gold project
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has the full go-ahead to proceed with its Loma Larga underground gold project after the government of Ecuador granted the company its environmental licence for…
Royal Gold to buy Sandstorm, Horizon for $3.7B
Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD) is acquiring Canadian streaming and royalty firms Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) and Horizon Copper (TSXV: HCU) in deals worth a combined $3.7 billion (C$5.04…
Northern Dynasty in talks to settle EPA litigation
Shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-A: NAK) were still up by about a quarter of their value after announcing a potential settlement on environmental issues to advance its…
South32 sells Cerro Matoso nickel mine
Australian miner South32 (NYSE: SOUHY; ASX: S32) has agreed to sell its Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine in Colombia in a deal worth up to $100 million (C$136 million). South32 has entered a…
Spanish Mountain PEA lifts both NPV and capex
Spanish Mountain Gold’s (TSXV: SPA; US-OTC: SPAUF) rescoped preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its eponymous project in British Columbia’s Cariboo region boosts early cash flows but doubles upfront costs. Based…
Kinterra scores win in New World Copper takeover bid
Australia’s Takeovers Panel has blocked New World from issuing shares to CAML, giving Kinterra time to contest the deal.