Vale opens first phase of $945M copper complex expansion in Sudbury
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s largest iron ore and nickel producer, has opened the first phase of a $945 million expansion at its Copper Cliff Complex South Mine in Sudbury,…
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Turquoise Hill’s fifth largest investor to reject Rio Tinto’s US$3.3B takeover bid
Sailingstone Capital Partners, the fifth-biggest investor in Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TQR) said on Friday it will vote against Rio Tinto‘s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) intended US$3.3 billion…
Video: Marimaca Copper confirms Chile discovery as one of decade’s largest
Developer Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; US-OTC: CROJF) has released an updated resource estimate for its namesake project in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile, confirming it as one of the…
S&P flags cooling exploration activity as market volatility bites
The latest reports from S&P Global Commodity Insights confirm an overall downward trend, with the market intelligence firm’s Pipeline Activity Index (PAI) falling to a 20-month low in August. In…
Thesis Gold tests recover 98% yellow metal from Ranch samples
Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU; OTC: THSGF) says the first metallurgical tests on samples from its Ranch project in north-central British Columbia’s Golden Horseshoe have a gold recovery rate of between…
US markets rise over Oct 3-7 session
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 571.28 points or 1.99% to 29,296.79 and the S&P 500 gained 55.04 points or 1.51% over the Oct. 3-7 trading week to finish at 3,639.66. Vale added US$1.10 to…
TSXV ekes out a gain in Oct. 3-7 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 13.89 points or 2.3% over the Oct. 3-7 trading session to end at 608.02, after reaching an intra-week high of 623.23 on Oct. 4….
SolGold becomes sole owner of Cascabel with Cornerstone buy
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is merging with Canadian junior Cornerstone Capital Resources (TSXV: CGP) to secure a 100% ownership of the Cascabel copper-gold project in the South American…
Collective Mining grows Guayabales gold zone in Colombia
Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL; US-OTC: CNLMF) reported “robust” drilling results nearly doubling the width of the Main Breccia discovery at its Guayabales gold project in Colombia.Diamond drill hole APC-14 at…
Trevali Mining to liquidate Burkina Faso assets after deadly flood
Canadian company Trevali Mining’s 90%-owned subsidiary in Burkina Faso has filed for liquidation, effectively kicking off a gradual shutdown process that includes the disposal of all assets in the country….
Chile files sinkhole-related charges against Lundin Mining
Chile’s environmental regulator SMA filed four charges on Thursday against Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) for a giant sinkhole that appeared in July above an underground copper mine operated by the Canadian…
Filo Mining shares rise following new drills results from Aurora zone
Filo Mining (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) has provided results for one additional drill hole completed at its Filo del Sol project in San Juan, Argentina. The hole, FSDH067, was drilled into…