Considering M&A? Here’s what to ask
A large copper miner in Chile only found it had been overpaying a royalty by a significant amount after three ownership deals and 20 years of operation, lawyer Greg McNab…
Platinum Group Metals
Green bonds grow as financing option
Green bonds are a rising source of funding as project developers widen their search for financing beyond stock markets, according to a panel at a New York mining conference. There…
Underground protest ends at Sibanye in South Africa
An underground sit-in at Sibanye-Stillwater‘s (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) Kroondal platinum operations in South Africa in its Kwezi shaft has ended, the company said, with all employees leaving the mine safely…
Palladium not written off the road yet, miners say
The price of palladium may gain in the short term if constraints on recycling tighten and car buyers remain wary of electric vehicles (EVs) because of high interest rates, the…
Power Nickel shares jump on Nisk drill results
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) has reported more high-grade drill results from its recent Lion discovery in its Nisk project in Quebec, sending its shares nearly 13% higher to…
JV Video: Power Nickel sees Norilsk analogue at Nisk
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) is drilling down into its recently discovered Lion target, the “crown jewel” of its flagship Nisk polymetallic project in Quebec, as it powers towards a…
Video: Fast-track mining permits to hit 2050 green targets, Quartermain urges
Urgent regulatory reforms are required to speed up mine permitting if the West is to meet its energy transition goals, Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Robert Quartermain told The…
Glencore takes 15.4% Stillwater Critical Minerals stake
Swiss diversified miner Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has increased its stake in Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) to 15.4% for a total investment of $7.1 million in less than…
South Africa votes 30 years after Mandela’s victory but mining challenges persist
South Africa goes to the polls on May 29 after three decades of democracy but even a transformed mining sector faces persistent challenges, the industry says. South Africa has produced…
Generation drilling finds more copper potential at delayed Marathon project
The first phase of drilling this year at Generation Mining’s (TSX: GENM) Marathon palladium-copper project in northwestern Ontario has expanded mineralization by 150 metres from the closest previous hole, revealing…
Ontario snapshot: Eight companies seeking out precious and critical metals
Canada’s most populous province hosts numerous historic mines and has potential for many more new developments. Here are eight companies exploring for precious metals and critical minerals such as lithium,…
Flying Nickel adds 42% to Minago resource, issues first PGM estimate at Manitoba project
Flying Nickel Mining (TSXV: FLYN; US-OTC: FLYNF) increased its pit resource at the Minago project in Manitoba by 42% and added a platinum group metals (PGM) estimate for the first…