First Quantum shares gain after Panama orders copper mine audit
Shares in First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) rose 6.7% on Wednesday after Panama’s new president José Raúl Mulino said this week he would order an environmental study of the Cobre Panama…
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Rio Tinto puts $16.9M into graphite developer Sovereign
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is investing A$18.5 million ($16.9m) to increase its stake in Australia’s Sovereign Metals (ASX: SVM; LSE: SVML), which is advancing the Kasiya rutile-graphite…
Wesdome Gold drilling may extend Eagle mine in Ontario
Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO)says drill results expanded three underground zones at its Eagle River mine in northern Ontario as it considers extending its production life. In the Six Central zone,…
Gem Diamonds unearths 123-carat stone in Lesotho
Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) has announced the recovery of a 123.2-carat type II white diamond at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho. This is the eighth stone greater than 100…
Antofagasta updates on US$4.4B Centinela expansion
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has started installing a second concentrator in a Centinela copper mine expansion aiming to increase the company’s total production of the wiring and plumbing metal…
Podcast: ‘Exponential’ thinking — Kari Granger on M&A management and AI in the workforce
This week’s episode features Kari Granger, founding partner and CEO of TGN Consulting, in a conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the practical challenges of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Granger…
Gold, copper equities to rise, metals flat: analysts
Stocks in certain gold and copper producers are expected to gain this year even as a surge in the metals’ prices subsides, BMO Capital Markets says. Investors may seek attractive…
Anglo’s coal mine fire may delay reshuffle: BMO
A gas fire at Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine in northeast Australia could see operations suspended for more than one year and affect the company’s restructuring plans,…
Rio Tinto unveils $375M more for world’s first carbon-free aluminum in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is investing $375 million more into the world’s first carbon-free aluminum smelting headed for initial commercial production by December in Quebec. This…
Ivanhoe restarts Congo’s century-old Kipushi zinc mine
Kipushi has set its 2024 production guidance at between 100,000 and 140,000 tonnes of zinc in concentrate.
Endeavour Mining pours first gold at Lafigué mine
Endeavour Mining (TSX, LSE: EDV) has poured its first gold at the new Lafigué mine in Côte d’Ivoire only 21 months after it began construction, which is ahead of the…
YMP aims to bridge the mining talent gap with 45 scholarships
When Stephen Stewart first joined the mining world in the early 2000s, he stepped into an industry facing a yawning generational talent gap. Hoping to meet similar-aged peers, Stewart, who’s…