Fortune Bay’s Goldfields project value jumps
Fortune Bay (TSXV: FOR; US-OTC: FTBYF) said an updated economic study for the company’s Goldfields project in Saskatchewan shows rising gold prices have resulted in a quadrupling of the past-producing…
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Botswana wants De Beers control within weeks
Botswana is accelerating efforts to gain control of De Beers as parent company Anglo American (LSE: AAL) moves forward with plans to divest its 85% stake in the diamond giant,…
Newmont pours first gold at Ahafo North in Ghana
Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT; ASX: NEM) has poured first gold at its Ahafo North project in Ghana, marking a critical milestone toward commercial production in this year’s fourth quarter….
Video: Kodiak eyes complete MPD resource by year-end
Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) aims to complete a full maiden resource at its MPD copper-gold project in southern British Columbia next quarter after publishing the first tranche in…
Podcast: ‘Tectonic shift’ as portfolios increase gold, ft Canaccord’s Currie
This week’s episode features Canaccord Genuity senior investment advisor Cam Currie in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on gold and silver stocks, the bond market, the dollar, and industrial metals….
Video: Stick to scale, grade, metallurgy, permits – exploration analyst
As record gold prices and mounting acquisitions flow money through the industry, economic geologist Brent Cook warns investors to follow basics: scale, grade, metallurgy and realistic permitting timelines. “What do…
Appian secures $150M loan for Namibia mine expansion
Appian Capital Advisory has secured a $150 million debt facility from Standard Bank to complete the expansion of its majority-owned Rosh Pinah zinc mine (RPZ) in southern Namibia. The financing…
DOE re-thinks $2.2B Thacker Pass lithium loan
The Trump administration is reportedly having second thoughts on a Biden-era $2.2-billion loan for Lithium Americas’ (TSX, NYSE: LAC) Thacker Pass project in Nevada, according to Bloomberg News. The loan…
Sprott buys most uranium in 2.5 years
The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U for USD; U.UN for CAD), the world’s largest holder of the heavy metal, now has about 70 million lb. of uranium after it bought 450,000…
DRC to impose cobalt export quotas
The Democratic Republic of Congo will end a ban on cobalt exports next month and impose annual shipment quotas instead as the world’s biggest producer of the metal seeks to…
Gold price hits new record high
Gold pushed to a record $3,728 per oz. on Monday before easing about $10 an oz. as investors piled into exchange-traded funds, extending a rally that resumed after last week’s…
La Caisse enters Aus renewables with $1.1B deal
La Caisse, Canada’s largest provincial pension fund, is acquiring Australian renewables developer Edify Energy for $1.1 billion (US$725 million), securing a foothold in a market it has long sought to…