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…
M&A, Financing and Restructuring
Ottawa invests $100M in Green Tech’s Seymour Lake lithium project in Ontario
Export Development Canada (EDC) on Tuesday provided up to $100 million in financing to develop the Seymour Lake lithium project in Ontario. Seen as a key asset, the lithium mine…
London Symposium Video: New unified global sustainability standard to roll out by 2026, panel hears
Global mining groups aim to launch a single sustainability standard by early 2026 to simplify reporting and address industry challenges, an event in London heard this month. The International Council…
London Symposium JV Video: Scottie Resources eyes a first resource estimate by March
Scottie Resources (TSXV: SCOT) plans to release its first resource estimate by early March, CEO Bradley Rourke told a London conference. The Vancouver-based junior targets more than a million ounces…
London Symposium JV Video: Honey Badger Silver builds case as high-leverage silver play
Honey Badger Silver (TSXV: TUF) aims to redefine silver investment by combining high-grade assets with cash flow from royalties and streams, non-executive chair Chad Williams told a London event this…
London Symposium Video: Rob McEwen bets big on developing world’s greenest copper mine
With a personal investment of US$225 million on the line, much is at stake for Rob McEwen with the success of McEwen Copper’s flagship Los Azules project in Argentina. McEwen,…
London Symposium JV Video: Pan American Silver eyes growth in buoyant metals market
Pan American Silver‘s (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) integration of Yamana Gold’s Latin American assets has delivered US$150 million in free cash flow in the third quarter alone, an industry conference…
Patriot Battery Metals surges on Volkswagen’s $69M buy of 9.9% stake
Shares in Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT) soared 29% Wednesday morning on news German automaker Volkswagen plans to take a 9.9% stake in the lithium company for $69…
BC mining groups reject permitting delays, economic benefits study
Two British Columbia mining groups slammed a report on mine development delays as “flawed” but noted it shows the need for overhauling the province’s permitting process. The study, “Does regulation…
London Symposium Video: Rick Rule predicts soaring gold prices amid US fiscal imbalance
Veteran resource investor Rick Rule foresees a significant surge in gold prices, citing the unsustainable fiscal path of the United States, he told an industry event in London. Rule pointed…
Arcadium Lithium investors sue it for negligence over US$6.7B Rio Tinto takeover
Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM) is facing legal challenges after shareholders filed lawsuits alleging misrepresentation and negligence linked to Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) US$6.7-billion takeover. Philadelphia-based Arcadium…
London Symposium Video: ESG needs realistic overhaul, O’Toole says
American voter backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles threatens Canada’s mining industry and its role in the continent’s emerging clean energy supply chain, the former head of the…