Video: Amy Parent brings reconciliation into focus
The recent ‘rematriation’ of a Nisga’a memorial totem pole from Scotland, led by community leader Dr. Amy Parent, has value for the mining industry as it grapples with Indigenous rights…
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New study saves US$1B in upfront cost as SolGold shops Cascabel project
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has managed to slash the upfront cost of its 100%-owned Cascabel project in Ecuador while the company continues to explore the potential sale of its…
Ontario’s newest gold mine, Côté, to start production next month, Iamgold says
Iamgold‘s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) 60%-owned Côté gold mine, in Sudbury, Ont., is set to enter production in March, the company said on Thursday. The project entered 2023 with construction about 64%…
Attack on B2Gold employee convoy kills three in Mali
Three B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) employees are dead after an attack on the bus transporting them from the company’s Fekola mine to Mali’s capital, Bamako. Several other employees were…
Video: Ex-Sprott CEO at SCP Resource Finance explains commodities vs stocks divergence
Peter Grosskopf, the former CEO of Sprott who turned its investment banking unit into a separate company focused on junior mining stocks, says large institutional investors are handicapped by liquidity…
Peru approves US$2B Antamina copper mine expansion
Peru’s environmental watchdog has granted Antamina, the country’s largest copper-zinc mine, a long-awaited permit that allows it to kick off a US$2 billion expansion to extend the operation’s productive life…
Strong metals and mining M&A activity to continue over 2024 — report
The industry saw a significant rise in M&A activity across metals and mining companies in 2023 driven by the global energy transition, a theme Fitch Solutions expects to continue in…
First Quantum exercises option over two licences as it looks to expand in Zambia
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which is reeling from the forced closure of its flagship copper mine in Panama, has exercised its option over two licences in the Central Africa Copperbelt,…
Battery metals snapshot: Eight companies charging up
New sources of battery metals are needed more than ever before as demand rises for low-emissions vehicles. The eight companies featured below hope to meet that demand for critical minerals…
Kinross Gold lifts Great Bear inferred resource 45%
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has grown inferred resources at its Great Bear project in Ontario by 45% after reporting its first resource there exactly one year ago. Great…
Hecla’s 2023 silver production the second highest in history; more growth expected
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has reported its second-highest annual production in the company’s 130-year history with 14.3 million oz. in 2023. The largest primary silver producer in the U.S., Hecla…
BHP considers closing Western Australia Nickel operations amid price decline
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) said on Thursday that it is considering closing its Western Australia Nickel operations amid a sharp fall in prices. The miner said it…