Rio Tinto confirms talks to buy Arcadium Lithium — but not the price
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has made an approach to buy Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM), the two sides confirmed on Monday, following market speculation over…
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US GoldMining stock soars after it doubles Whistler resource
U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ: USGO) shares jumped more than 36% on Monday to a new 12-month high at US$14.10 after the company doubled the resource at its Whistler gold-silver-copper project in…
Foran cuts more high-grade copper in Tesla zone at McIlvenna Bay
Drill results from Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) on Monday confirmed the high-grade continuity of the Tesla zone at its McIlvenna Bay copper project in east-central Saskatchewan. Its shares…
JV Video: Torex Gold’s Media Luna on track for year-end production, CEO says
Mexico-focused Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) is nearing looking forward to first production at its US$950-million underground Media Luna mine by December, president and CEO Jody Kuzenko said in an…
Apache Tribe takes fight against Resolution Copper to US Supreme Court
The San Carlos Apache Tribe is taking its longstanding fight against Resolution Copper to the U.S. Supreme Court after the Arizona state court in June ruled in favour of the…
Mining sector needs US$2.1 trillion by 2050 to meet net-zero needs – report
The amount is needed to meet net-zero demand for raw materials.
Power Nickel hits ‘biggest intersection yet’ at Quebec project
Explorer Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN) said on Thursday it had hit the main mineralized structure within the Lion zone of its flagship NISK polymetallic project in Quebec, following a retargeting…
Lack of capital rises to top risk in EY mining survey
Capital is the top risk facing the mining industry this year, up from the number two spot last year, as tough financing and economic conditions make it more difficult to deliver…
Video: Why one contrarian mining investor prefers Australia over North America
Australia offers true discovery potential whereas “every rock seems to be turned three times” in North America, Commodity Discovery Fund founder Willem Middelkoop said in an interview. The Netherlands-based investor…
Video: New commodity supercycle to lift gold, copper and uranium stocks, fund manager says
Global investment in infrastructure and inflationary pressures are driving a new commodity boom, fund manager Wasif Latif said in an interview. Latif, the chief investment officer at Texas-based Sarmaya Partners,…
QC Copper bolsters resource base with acquisition of Thierry project
QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU; US-OTC: QCCUF) is expanding its asset base in Eastern Canada with the acquisition of Cuprum Corp. and its Thierry copper project. This move, says…
Major copper discoveries down as industry shuns greenfield exploration — report
Major new copper discoveries are becoming scarcer globally, with most reserve growth over the last decade coming from older deposits as the industry has shifted away from early-stage exploration, according…