Operating troubles hold back Nevada Copper
Shares of Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) traded at their lowest value this year after the company revealed in its annual report that the ramp-up of its Pumpkin Hollow underground copper…
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Chile environmental regulator files charges against Teck at Quebrada Blanca
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B) (NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, is facing eight charges filed by Chile’s environmental regulator SMA, which claims the miner failed to comply with measures to avoid…
Serbian elections to reshape debate on Rio Tinto’s Jadar project
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) might have the licence for its $2.4 billion lithium project in Serbia reinstated should the country’s pro-mining president, Aleksandar Vučić, and his ruling Serbian Progressive…
Li-ion battery breakthrough improves safety profile
U.S. and China-based researchers have developed a 3D, interconnected, thermally-conductive boron nitride network that greatly improves thermal conductivity in lithium-ion batteries. In a paper published in the journal Green Energy…
Investments from autocratic states need full ICA review, says parliamentary committee
All investments made by firms from authoritarian regimes should undergo the complete security review process stated in the Investment Canada Act (ICA), a parliamentary committee said in a new report…
Clean Air Metals seeks continuity between zones at Escape project
Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR; OTC: CLRMF) has received new assays from drilling at the Escape platinum group-copper-nickel deposit, part of its flagship Thunder Bay North project. The property is…
Taseko ups reserves, extends Gibraltar mine life by 23 years
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has upped its proven and probable sulphide reserves by 40% to 640.5 million tonnes grading 0.25% copper and 0.008% molybdenum. The increase…
Mining’s latest pivot means adjusting to a higher-cost world
Mining was one of few industries that saw relatively little disruption at the start of the global Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. And although miners endured commodity price volatility, they…
Scotiabank speculates on next round of likely gold mergers, with Kinross, Yamana, high on the list
The ongoing trend of mergers in the gold sector is expected to continue this year with companies like Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY;…
Sabina Gold completes $126.5M bought deal; Goose project now fully financed
Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB; OTC: SGSVF) has completed a bought-deal offering with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets for gross proceeds of $126.5 million. The…
Zinc price to remain high in the near term on Russia-Ukraine conflict – report
Market analyst Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research has revised its 2022 zinc price forecast higher by more than 20% to US$3,500 per tonne. In a market commentary, Fitch…
Skeena inks deals to acquire BC-based QuestEx and sell selected properties to Newmont
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) has signed a cash-and-stock deal to acquire B.C.-based QuestEx Gold & Copper (TSXV: QEX; US-OTC: QEX) for about $48.6 million. Following the acquisition, Skeena…