Gold Fields to buy Osisko in US$1.6B cash deal
South Africa’s Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) is buying Canada’s Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) in a deal valued at $2.1 billion (US$1.6 billion) as record-breaking prices for the precious…
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Australia’s fledgling batteries downstream sector grapples with too-high costs
Australia’s efforts to establish a downstream lithium sector to match its status as the world’s top lithium miner were dealt another blow in late July, when Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) suspended…
Western Copper rolls back Casino permitting plans to 2025
Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN) is planning to delay the submission of a key environmental permitting document for its Casino project in Yukon in the wake of…
I-80 Gold shares jump on high-grade results at Cove
The McCoy-Cove project hosts one of the highest-grade gold-silver deposits in Nevada.
Video: Surge Battery Metals closes in on PEA for Nevada lithium project
Surge Battery Metals (TSXV: NILI, OTC: NILIF) remains optimistic about the economic viability of its Nevada North lithium project, even as lithium prices sag, chairman Graham Harris said in an…
Lucara sales offer hope to struggling diamond sector
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) saw its sales and earnings climb in the second quarter of the year, supported mainly by its recently revived supply deal with Belgium’s HB Antwerp, which…
Site visit: Exploration momentum puts PEA in near-term sight for Snowline Gold
EASTERN YUKON — In a remote corner of Yukon, Snowline Gold (TSXV: SGD; US-OTC: SNWGF) has moved from the first drill holes at its Valley target to an initial resource in…
Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine site groundwater highly contaminated, Yukon government says
Groundwater flowing from Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine shows signs of high cyanide contamination, though much of the water is being contained on site and regulated drinking water isn’t…
Iamgold soars on Q2 production, cost beat
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) reported strong results for the second quarter of 2024, surpassing its production and cost targets, and lifting its stock price as much as 17% on…
Video: World Gold Council sees market uncertainty raising metal’s price
Despite gold’s strong performance in the year’s first half, Western investors largely remained on the sidelines, Joe Cavatoni, senior market strategist for the World Gold Council, said in an interview….
Aclara grows Carina Module rare earth resource in Brazil
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has boosted the total tonnage at its Carina Module rare earth project in Brazil by 77%, the company said Friday. The project in Goiás state now…
Australia’s ERA scores win in battle to keep uranium lease
Australia’s Federal Court has temporarily halted the government’s decision to not extend Rio Tinto-owned Energy Resources of Australia‘s (ASX: ERA) lease for a high-grade uranium deposit in the country’s Northern Territory….