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…
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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…
Video: Faraday’s CEO unpacks the Area 51 discovery at Copper Creek
Faraday Copper’s (TSX: FDY) recent discovery of the Area 51 breccia deposit on its Copper Creek project in Arizona underlines the ongoing discovery and resource expansion potential on the property,…
Sibanye-Stillwater, Heraeus team up to save palladium in an EV-dominated world
Precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has teamed up with metals trader and recycling company Heraeus Precious Metals to explore new uses for platinum group metals (PGM), particularly…
Nouveau Monde Graphite scores deals with GM, Panasonic
Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU; NYSE: NMG) has signed multi-year offtake agreements with General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Panasonic Holdings, with both companies also vowing to invest in the Quebec-based…