Mining’s old guard needs strong medicine
MINING.COM’s ranking of world’s 50 most valuable miners enjoyed a combined market capitalization of US$1.51 trillion at the end of Q3, up by single digits since the start of the…
Copper
Panama’s president blames previous gov’t for First Quantum mine crisis
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino has strongly condemned the previous government for its mismanagement of the crisis surrounding First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) US$6.5-billion Cobre Panama copper mine. The operation,…
Charting the Trump train’s global economic trajectory
I’ve been on the road over the last few weeks, attending various mining conferences along Australia’s east coast. One of the key discussion points has been United States president-elect Donald…
Filo expands copper-gold Aurora Zone in Argentina amid $4.1B sale
Filo Corp. (TSX: FIL) said Friday new drill results from its Filo del Sol project in Argentina add scale and grade. The results come as the company works to complete…
Solaris exits Canada for Switzerland with new CEO, board and spin-out plans
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has hired Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) former head of copper as its new CEO and advanced plans to move its office to Switzerland from Canada…
Troilus Gold amasses US$1.3B in export credit agency loan guarantees
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) continues to receive the financial backing of global export credit agencies, this time from Export Development Canada (EDC), to support the development of its…
Marimaca eyes ASX dual listing to boost Chile project
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) has begun the process to dual list on the Australian Securities Exchange, a strategic move to boost growth and access to capital as it advances its…
Could Trump’s deregulation quest speed permitting in Canada too?
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump made two picks for key posts in his administration last week that signal he’s serious about rolling back environmental regulations and speeding up permitting for oil…
White Gold grows Yukon resource base
White Gold (TSXV: WGO; US-OTC: WHGOF) reported an 18.5% rise in inferred and a 4.3% increase in indicated resources at its Yukon project, conceived by co-founder and veteran prospector Shawn…
Troilus offered US$1B in European loan guarantees
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG) has inked preliminary deals for US$1 billion in loan guarantees from Germany, Sweden and Finland to help restart a former copper and gold mine in Quebec. …
BHP to spend up to US$14B in Chilean copper expansion
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has outlined its ambitious plans to boost copper production in Chile, aiming to increase output by 430,000 to 540,000 tonnes per year based…
B.C. creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Monday split the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation into two: Mining and Critical Minerals and Energy and Climate Solutions, to fast-track…