Sibanye-Stillwater posts $3.4B write-down
South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has flagged a 47.5 billion rand ($3.4 billion) impairment on last year’s results due to tumbling platinum, palladium and nickel prices. The company…
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Tudor Gold ups ounces, grade at Goldstorm deposit in BC
The indicated resource count at Tudor Gold‘s (TSXV: TUD) flagship Treaty Creek project in British Columbia has grown by 19% in terms of gold-equivalent ounces following last year’s drill program…
Global exploration snapshot: Eight companies seeking copper, precious metals and more
As explorers continue to hunt for precious metals and critical minerals needed for the green energy transition, their pursuit takes them to every corner of the world. Here are eight…
Dundee bid for Osino Resources bested by unnamed third party
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) is walking away from its proposed takeover of Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI) after the target company said on Monday it had received a superior offer…
Agnico Eagle taps Mexico workforce for Macassa
As miners struggle to find skilled labour, few companies are open about hiring workers outside Canada to meet their needs. Few that is, except for Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM;…
Video: Tahltan Nation offers heavy equipment training in mobile simulators
The Tahltan Nation is rolling out schooling for licences in hauling trucks, bulldozers and loaders, a vice president of the Indigenous group’s development company says in a new video. A…
SSR Mining SVP is latest company figure detained over mine disaster
An executive of SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; ASX: SSR) in charge of its operations in Turkey has been detained by authorities following last week’s gold mine disaster, reports Sky News….
Video: Azimut CEO bullish on Quebec lithium, copper and gold prospects
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) plans to undertake up to 10 concurrent exploration programs across Quebec’s largest portfolio of copper, gold and lithium exploration assets, says president and CEO…
Optimism for metals clashes with reality for juniors ahead of PDAC
Increasing funding for battery metal and uranium projects versus gold brings home the global energy transition but big financing deals for preproduction companies have almost disappeared, new figures show ahead…
New study saves US$1B in upfront cost as SolGold shops Cascabel project
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has managed to slash the upfront cost of its 100%-owned Cascabel project in Ecuador while the company continues to explore the potential sale of its…
Ontario’s newest gold mine, Côté, to start production next month, Iamgold says
Iamgold‘s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) 60%-owned Côté gold mine, in Sudbury, Ont., is set to enter production in March, the company said on Thursday. The project entered 2023 with construction about 64%…
Attack on B2Gold employee convoy kills three in Mali
Three B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) employees are dead after an attack on the bus transporting them from the company’s Fekola mine to Mali’s capital, Bamako. Several other employees were…