Teck steps into Ring of Fire with Canterra option
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B; NYSE: TCK) has made its first step into Ontario’s Ring of Fire. The Vancouver-based major has entered into an option agreement with Canterra Minerals…
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Podcast: ‘Enthusiasm’ growing for mining in Argentina, ft former Undersecretary of Mining Juan Biset
This week’s episode features consultant and former Undersecretary of Mining and Sustainability in Argentina, Juan Biset, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. They discuss the latest developments in Argentina’s mining…
QC Copper bolsters resource base with acquisition of Thierry project
QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU; US-OTC: QCCUF) is expanding its asset base in Eastern Canada with the acquisition of Cuprum Corp. and its Thierry copper project. This move, says…
Vale, GEP partner to set Brazilian green hydrogen sector
Vale (NYSE: VALE) and Green Energy Park (GEP), an integrated European hydrogen company, have joined forces to explore opportunities for green hydrogen production in Brazil. The partnership falls under Vale’s…
Velocity Minerals sells Bulgarian assets for US$59M
Bulgaria-focused Velocity Minerals (TSXV: VLC; US-OTC: VLCJF) has agreed to sell its Rozino gold project, along with various other assets, in return for US$59 million in cash. Türkerler, a diversified…
Thor Explorations settles Nigerian tax bill, denies reports of tax evasion
Thor Explorations (TSXV: THX; AIM: THX) said Tuesday it immediately paid a US$61,900 bill for outstanding taxes presented yesterday by a state magistrate for its Segilola gold mine in Nigeria’s…
Barrick negotiates with Mali junta as it arrests four
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) said it was negotiating financial terms with the Malian government after authorities arrested four employees of its Loulo-Gounkoto mine. “Details of the agreement, based in…
Lomiko’s Quebec graphite project faces uphill battle in holiday region
Community opposition in Quebec cottage country may sink Lomiko Metals’ (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC: LMRMF) prefeasibility-stage La Loutre project, the seventh-largest undeveloped graphite deposit, after the province denied it funding. The proposed…
Fireweed hits high-grade zinc at Boundary zone in Yukon
First results of Fireweed Metals‘ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) drilling season this year at its Macpass project has extended mineralization of the Boundary zone 45 metres west beyond the existing…
Major copper discoveries down as industry shuns greenfield exploration — report
Major new copper discoveries are becoming scarcer globally, with most reserve growth over the last decade coming from older deposits as the industry has shifted away from early-stage exploration, according…
Video: Gold Fields targets aggressive Americas-focused growth, CEO says
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) expects to boost production by 600,000 oz. in the coming years, CEO Mike Fraser says in a new video. Its pending $2.2-billion acquisition of…
BHP projects copper demand will rise 70% by 2050
The company expects that by 2050, the energy transition sector will represent 23% of copper demand.