Lithium prices and equities to rise from bottom by July, Canaccord Genuity says
Prices for lithium and the stocks of companies trying to mine it are poised to rebound by July although they’re unlikely to resume the boom times of two years ago,…
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AME slams BC’s approach on Mineral Tenure Act overhaul
British Columbia’s mining sector is being sidelined in the province’s push to overhaul regulations around mineral claims, the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) says. In the court-mandated overhaul of the…
Taseko targets 2025 for first copper output at Florence
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB) expects first production from its fully permitted Florence copper project in Arizona in the fourth quarter of 2025. The company said it’s moving forward…
BHP becomes first miner in Chile to reach 40%+ female workforce
Women now represent 40.8% of BHP‘s (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) staff in Chile, making it the first miner in the country to reach this benchmark. The company, which…
PDAC 2024: Some junior miners must die so others may live, panel says
Canada’s once-mighty junior mining sector crumbled after governments squeezed the middle class and let multinationals buy the country’s big miners, a panel of finance experts told mining’s biggest conference this…
BC restricts mineral claims, mining in two First Nations territories
British Columbia has placed restrictions on mineral claim registrations and mining activities in two First Nation territories that successfully challenged the province’s Mineral Tenure Act in court, forcing B.C. to…
Perseus extends bid for Tanzania gold developer OreCorp to April
Australia’s Perseus Mining (TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU) isn’t giving up on its plans to acquire African gold developer OreCorp (ASX: ORR), releasing on Friday a second supplementary bidder’s statement that…
PDAC 2024: The pros and cons of artificial intelligence at Agnico, Kinross and Iamgold
Artificial intelligence is making mining more efficient, but it comes with its own hurdles, executives at some of Canada’s largest gold miners told a session at the Prospectors and Developers…
Vale ex-president could escape Brumadinho homicide charges
Fábio Schvartsman claims no connection to dam breach.
From competitor to partner, AI joins forces with the explorers
If you’re a long-term reader of mine, you’ll know I’ve framed tech in a rather skeptical light. Perhaps unfairly. But when it comes to liquidity in the financial system, there’s…
Forsys Metals’ Namibia uranium project inches forward with licence renewal
Forsys Metals (TSX: FSY) shares surged 6.1% on news the uranium developer has secured a prospecting licence renewal for the Namibplaas deposit, part of its flagship Norasa project in Namibia….
Dundee Precious Metals sells Tsumeb smelter in Namibia for US$49M
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has sold its Tsumeb specialty smelter in Namibia to a subsidiary of Sinomine Resource Group. Under the share purchase agreement, Dundee will receive US$49 million…