New Mexican president avoids open-pit ban
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, who started this month after winning an election in June to succeed Andrés Manuel López Obrador, so far hasn’t declared she’ll act on her predecessor’s wish…
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Foran cuts more high-grade copper in Tesla zone at McIlvenna Bay
Drill results from Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) on Monday confirmed the high-grade continuity of the Tesla zone at its McIlvenna Bay copper project in east-central Saskatchewan. Its shares…
NEO Battery Materials stock soars as it partners with unnamed chemicals firm
Shares of NEO Battery Materials (TSXV: NBM; US-OTC: NBMFF) surged on Monday after the company announced a partnership with a multinational chemical materials company for the development of silicon-based anode…
Lucara sells Clara diamond sales platform to HRA and former CEO Eira Thomas
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) is selling its Clara rough diamond sales platform to its original founders, a group led by the HRA Group of companies and Lucara founder and former…
JV Video: Torex Gold’s Media Luna on track for year-end production, CEO says
Mexico-focused Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) is nearing looking forward to first production at its US$950-million underground Media Luna mine by December, president and CEO Jody Kuzenko said in an…
Lithium firms’ shares rise after Rio Tinto buyout chatter
Shares in a handful of lithium players gained Friday after speculation in the daily publication The Australian that Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) might bid to buy…
Apache Tribe takes fight against Resolution Copper to US Supreme Court
The San Carlos Apache Tribe is taking its longstanding fight against Resolution Copper to the U.S. Supreme Court after the Arizona state court in June ruled in favour of the…
Global Atomic shares rise on progress update for Dasa uranium mine in Niger
Global Atomic (TSX: GLO; US-OTC: GLATF) shares gained 10.5% Friday after the company said 10,000 tonnes of development ore has been brought to the surface at its Dasa mine in…
Coeur Mining to buy Silvercrest in US$1.7B deal
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) has reached an agreement to acquire Canadian precious metals producer Silvercrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE: SILV) in an all-share deal valued at US$1.7 billion. The addition…
Video: Evolution’s Red Lake turnaround confirms it as cornerstone asset, CEO says
Australia-based Evolution Mining’s (ASX: EVN) Red Lake mine in Ontario, acquired in 2020, has shown signs of recovery after a difficult period, managing director and CEO Lawrie Conway said in…
Big tech’s nuclear option
Silicon Valley CEOs can get obsessed with some pretty weird things — colonizing Mars, ultra-ascetic diets, wearing the same outfit every single day, or living forever. But there’s nothing head-scratching…
Rio Tinto starts underground production at A21 pipe at Diavik diamond mine
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) says it’s begun commercial production from a new underground development at its Diavik diamond mine, in the Northwest Territories, after completing the first phase of development…