BHP, Spence mine workers reach initial wage deal
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has reached a preliminary wage agreement with workers at its Spence copper mine in Chile, which could avoid a planned strike at the…
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Green Battery, Volt Carbon to jointly develop Quebec graphite project
Canadian explorer Green Battery Minerals (TSXV: GEM) and Volt Carbon Technologies (TSXV: VCT) have inked an agreement to co-develop the Berkwood graphite project, in northern Quebec. Volt Carbon has an option…
Aclara pivots permit strategy at Chile rare earth project
Rare earths developer Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has filed a new environmental impact assessment for its Penco module project in Concepción, Chile, that it believes will address deficiencies found in…
Group Eleven shares leap on high-grade zinc-lead hits at Ballywire in Ireland
Group Eleven Resources (TSXV: ZNG; US-OTC: GRLVF) shares shot up 25% Tuesday as the company reported the strongest zinc-lead-silver drill results yet at its Ballywire prospect, part of its PG…
Snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects in BC, the Prairies and the Far North
Canada is one of the best-endowed countries on Earth when it comes to minerals and has the skilled workforce needed to extract them. Here’s a look at eight companies active…
Kamoa-Kakula is now world’s third-largest copper mining complex
Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Kamoa-Kakula operation’s Phase 3 concentrator.
Lawsuit targets Adventus and Salazar’s Ecuador project permit
Adventus Mining (TSXV: ADZN) and Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) are facing headwinds in Ecuador as a group of locals has requested a provincial judge to cancel the environmental permit for…
Gemfields picks ex-De Beers boss Bruce Cleaver as new chair
Emeralds and rubies miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) has appointed former De Beers chief executive, Bruce Cleaver, as chair and independent non-executive director. Cleaver, who was at the helm…
Nevada Copper files for bankruptcy, names new boss
Cash-strapped miner Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, kicking off a restructuring process that will halt its Pumpkin Hollow mine. President and chief executive,…
Investors should heed growing supply after uranium’s recent runup
Uranium prices surged from just over US$50 per lb. in April 2023 to more than US$100 per lb. by January 2024. Since then, there has been a moderate pull-back; uranium…
World Bank tribunal rules against Canada’s Montauk in dispute with Colombia
A World Bank tribunal has ruled in favour of Colombia in a feud with Canada’s Montauk Metals (TSXV: MTK). A mining ban imposed by the Gustavo Petro administration on the…
Botswana in talks to raise stake in De Beers
Botswana confirmed on Monday market rumours that it plans to increase its shareholding in De Beers, as parent company Anglo American (LSE: AAL) prepares to spin off or sell the…