BHP tops all miners in Forbes list of world’s best employers
Australian miner BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has earned a spot in Forbes list of the world’s best employers of 2024, placing best amongst all peers in the…
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How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust
Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) vice-president for project evaluation,…
G Mining-Reunion Gold spinout Greenheart raises $36M for exploration
Greenheart Gold (TSXV: GHRT) shares gained 10.5% Friday after it said it had closed a $36-million, upsized private placement to fund exploration at its projects in the Guiana Shield. The…
B2Gold backs Founders Metals with $12.1M investment for drilling at Antino in Suriname
Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) has drawn a $12.1 million investment from B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG), bringing to $32.1 million the total raised in the Suriname-focused gold explorer…
Video: Barrick’s Bristow douses Nevada Gold Mines IPO talk – Part 2
Despite rising metal prices, companies haven’t replaced the gold and copper reserves they’ve mined over the past two decades, Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow said in…
Orion, Allianz among US$15T in funds seeking to boost mining investments for tripling output
A global group of institutional investors including Allianz, Legal & General and Orion Resource Partners wants to attract more funds to the mining industry by polishing its image and educating…
New Mexican president avoids open-pit ban
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, who started this month after winning an election in June to succeed Andrés Manuel López Obrador, so far hasn’t declared she’ll act on her predecessor’s wish…
Gold majors vow not to repeat decadent spending of a decade ago
As gold prices hit record highs, industry executives are hoping they can convince investors – who haven’t yet piled into gold mining stocks – that they’ll put their cash to…
Global mining index soars as China, US stimulus converge
The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index has gained 14% since Sept. 6 in its biggest jump this year after central banks cut interest rates, the United States signalled more battery metal…
How mining figures in the BC election
The NDP and Conservative parties vying to govern British Columbia agree critical minerals projects need to be fast-tracked through permit stages. This week they released their platforms on mining. Premier…
Beaver Creek: Fury Gold CEO slams market for stalled share price despite Quebec discovery
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Fury Gold Mines (TSX: FURY; NYSE: FURY) CEO Tim Clark says the market is undervaluing the company’s portfolio despite delivering a resource expansion and recent exploration…
Drilling at Founders’ Antino project expands Froyo, serves up Cupcake treat
New high-grade gold results at Founders Metals’ (TSXV: FDR, US-OTC: FDMIF) Antino project in southeast Suriname have almost doubled the size of its main Froyo zone, while also putting the…