First Quantum losing US$8M a day on Cobre Panama halt
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says it’s experiencing losses of up to US$8 million a day due to the suspension of ore processing and port loading affecting its giant copper…
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After a dismal 2022, financing ‘wheels are turning again’
The numbers are in for mine financings in 2022, and they are disappointing, if not surprising. According to just-released figures from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, global financing…
Emerita shares rise on high grade results at polymetallic Romanera project in Spain
Emerita Resources (TSXV: EMO; US-OTC: EMOTF) says new high-grade gold and silver results from its La Romanera polymetallic project in southwestern Spain will add key value to the pre-resource deposit….
A decarbonized mining sector is coming – and probably sooner than you realize
Climate change is an existential challenge. Mining is a big part of the solution. This is the worrying — and yet, exciting — backdrop to PDAC 2023. Mining, as a…
BHP seeks to tighten grip on South America’s copper sector
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner, is mulling expanding its investments in Argentina’s copper sector, where it already has a presence through its 5% stake…
Gold & precious metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Gold and other precious metals play a critical role in modern society — both as a store of value and for achieving a low-carbon future. More mining companies are responding…
Generation Mining targets Q3 construction start for Marathon
Generation Mining’s (TSX: GENM) Marathon palladium-copper development in northern Ontario is among few critical minerals projects in Canada to recently seal both government approval and local Indigenous support. In late November,…
Stellantis, Rio Tinto grab stakes in McEwen Copper
McEwen Copper, a subsidiary of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) is attracting investments for its Los Azules copper project in the San Juan province of Argentina. Nuton, a Rio…
TSXV closes lower during Feb 21-24 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 10.92 points or 1.7% over the holiday-shortened Feb 21-24 trading session, ending at 616.86. The week’s top value gainer was Sigma Lithium which…
U.S. inflation knocks NYSE lower last week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 873.83 points or 2.6% to 32,816.92 during the Feb. 21-24 trading period after the U.S. Commerce Department reported higher-than-expected inflation for January of 6.4%…
Base and battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies targeting critical minerals
The growing demand for clean energy technologies is driving exploration and development of critical mineral deposits around the world. Here’s a look at eight companies on the hunt for everything…
Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies seeking base, precious and energy metals
From Botswana to Ecuador, Spain and Jamaica – it may sound like a travel destination bucket list, but these are just some of the places these eight juniors are exploring…