Zijin in talks to buy US$6.4B China lithium miner
Chinese copper and gold producer Zijin Mining Group (HK: 2899) revealed on Friday it is in talks with Zangge Mining’s top two shareholders to buy a controlling stake in the lithium…
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Montage lands US$825M for new West Africa gold mine
Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) has secured a financing package worth US$825 million to fund the construction of its flagship Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire. Shares gained 11.7%. The…
Zijin to expand Tibet copper mine expected to be world’s largest
China’s Zijin Mining Group announced on Friday that is going ahead with the second phase of a major expansion at its Julong copper project in Tibet, after receiving government approval. The…
Zijin Mining halts Colombia gold mine on deadly bombing attack
Zijin Mining has halted operations at its Buriticá gold mine in Colombia after a bombing attack by illegal miners killed two people and injured another 14, including four national police…
TSX gains during Oct. 14–21 as inflation starts to slow
Markets were higher over the week as investors searched for a bottom to recent falls, anticipating that central banks won’t continue interest rate hikes for too much longer now that…
Zijin Mining plans to produce copper at its Buritica gold mine
Zijin Mining, China’s No.1 gold producer, is fine-tuning plans to boost the capacity of its Buritica gold mine in Antioquia, Colombia, to produce copper and zinc as well as gold…
Ganfeng Lithium to buy 50% of Mali mine for $130 million
Ganfeng also wants at least half of Goulamina’s first-phase annual output, estimated in 455,000 tonnes of spodumene.
Biggest copper project in decades begins production
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has begun producing copper concentrate at its Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) months ahead of schedule as the metal…
Barrick denies alleged links to PNG political unrest
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) will take civil and criminal action against those responsible for spreading “irresponsible and false statements” on social media, which tried linking chief executive Mark…
Barrick takes Porgera dispute to PNG Supreme Court
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) will take a dispute over mining rights for the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to the country’s Supreme Court after a…
Zijin Mining revealed as the mystery buyer of Guyana Goldfields
China’s Zijin Mining has emerged as the unnamed multinational that trumped Silvercorp Metals’ (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) bid for Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY), with a deal that values the target…
PNG threatens Barrick over alleged gold export attempt
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has threatened Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) with criminal proceedings, claiming the company’s joint venture in the country was planning to illegally export US$13 million…