Sibanye-Stillwater ditches $1B Brazil copper and nickel deal
Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has walked away from a US$1 billion deal to acquire the Santa Rita nickel and Serrote copper mines in Brazil, which would have boosted its…
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JV Article: CopperCorp targets iron-oxide copper-gold deposits in Tasmania, Australia on a district scale
Copper is a key commodity of the future, with demand forecast to outstrip supply over the next decade as the world ramps up the race to decarbonize and transition to…
Chinese takeover of Neo Lithium “irrelevant to national security interests” says Liberal MP
The proposed takeover of Canadian-based Neo Lithium (TSXV: NLC; US-OTC: NTTHF) by China’s Zijin Mining is not a concern, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore said. Speaking to a House of Commons committee on January 20, Fillmore…
More than 100 injured, at least a dozen dead after blast in Ghana’s mining region
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a vehicle carrying explosives to a gold mine exploded after colliding with a motorcycle in western Ghana, police and government officials say. …
Kibali achieves 2021 guidance; set for third year of net DRC gold reserve growth
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) says its Tier One Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo has achieved its 2021 production guidance with the total output amounting…
Silver Lake Resources grabs troubled Harte Gold
Australia’s Silver Lakes Resources (ASX: SLR) said on Friday it had won the bid for Harte Gold (TSX: HRT), whose sole asset is the three-year-old Sugar Zone mine in Ontario, Canada….
Newcrest expands footprint in Canada with Pretium buy
Newcrest Mining (ASX, TSX: NCM) is expanding its footprint in Canada, particularly in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, after shareholders in Pretium Resources approved the Australian miner’s bid for the company….
Imperial Metals surrenders giant copper project to B.C. government
Imperial Metals (TSX:III) has entered into a memorandum of agreement with British Columbia to surrender the mining rights of its Giant Copper project, located between Hope and Princeton and surrounded…
Capstone enters exploration deal with BHP Copper for project near Pinto Valley
Capstone Mining (TSX: CS) has entered into an 18-month agreement to conduct drilling and collect metallurgical samples at BHP Copper’s Copper Cities project, located 10 km east of Capstone’s Pinto…
CNSC okays Denison amendment of McClean Lake tailings licence
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has granted permission to expand the McClean Lake tailings management facility (TMF), reported Denison Mines (TSX: DML; HYSE: DNN). The uranium mine, mill and…
Kumtor exceeds 2021 gold production guidance under nationalized management
The Kumtor Gold Company (KGC) says the nationalized Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan had exceeded production guidance for 2021. Under the new external management, which took over the asset when…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Hiring can be a fine art
Recruiting geologists and engineers for a project can be a tricky business. For all sorts of reasons, someone who comes across well in an interview can be an absolute antisocial…