Ecuador’s mining uncertain with socialist in runoff
Ecuador’s mining industry is bracing for potential changes as the nation’s main socialist party gains momentum in the presidential race headed for a runoff in April. Luisa González, a protégé…
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Anglo American nears De Beers spinoff
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is moving closer to spinning off its diamond unit, De Beers, after the government of Botswana confirmed interest in increasing its stake in the world’s leading…
AME Roundup: BC’s Eby proposes 3-pronged approach to ‘bizarre’ U.S. tariffs threat
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday outlined a three-part plan to counter proposed United States tariffs on Canadian imports during remarks at a Vancouver conference. Eby says the province…
Saudis tap Aramco for lithium brine extraction
Saudi Arabia has announced a new joint venture between its state-run oil and mining companies — Aramco, the world’s largest in oil, and Ma’aden — marking another step in its…
Barrick halts Mali mine after junta seizes gold
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD) followed through with its threat to suspend operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali after the military-led government moved gold stocks to a custodial bank. “Barrick…
Canada knocks Trump’s claims of resource independence
Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, has pushed back against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s recent claim that America doesn’t need anything from its northern neighbour as “simply…
Barrick gives Mali a week to lift restrictions before shutting Loulo-Gounkoto mine
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has set a deadline this week for Mali to remove new export limits and resolve a dispute over its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex or it…
Infographic: How global gold production has evolved since 1993
The ranks of the world’s top 20 gold producers have changed significantly since 1993. The biggest change over those decades is China becoming the number one producer, as its output…
London Symposium Video: Gold production faces a cliff after record output next year, CRU analyst predicts
Global gold production will peak at about 3,250 tonnes (about 105 million ounces) next year, marking a historic high before entering a prolonged decline, a London event heard this month….
Barrick to halt Mali operations if output remains blocked
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), the world’s second-largest gold miner, has issued a stark warning: it will suspend operations in Mali if shipments of gold remain blocked and disputes…
Australia’s $281B nuke plan to change uranium mining
Australia’s opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has unveiled a A$311 billion ($281 billion) plan to introduce nuclear power into the country’s energy mix, a proposal that could radically alter the nation’s…
Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism
A growing wave of protectionism is sweeping across 72 nations, as governments scramble to secure access to critical minerals essential for strategic industries, new research by global risk intelligence firm…