Ecuador miners fight new inspection fee
Miners in Ecuador are seeking to block a new inspection fee that they say could bring early-stage exploration in the South American country to a standstill. President Daniel Noboa’s government…
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JV video: Cerro De Pasco eyes billions from tailings
Cerro de Pasco Resources (TSXV: CDPR; US-OTC: GPPRF) is advancing exploration at its El Metalurgista project in central Peru, where it plans to clean up the environment by mining a…
Video: Reasons to back gold haven’t gone, Rule says
Rick Rule, the renowned mining financier who has managed hundreds of millions in investments and shaped the sector for over four decades, remains bullish on gold despite its already meteoric…
Newcore logs shallow, high-grade hits in Ghana
Newcore Gold’s (TSX-V: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) latest results at its Enchi project in southwestern Ghana have returned results as high as 6 metres grading 3.98 grams gold per tonne. That…
AngloGold buys Augusta Gold in Nevada push
AngloGold Ashanti (JSE: ANG; NYSE: AU) agreed to buy Canadian explorer Augusta Gold (TSX: G; US-OTC: AUGG) for about $152 million (US$111 million) in cash to further expand its Nevada footprint. Augusta…
Newmont nets $470M from Greatland, Discovery Silver
Newmont (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) says it has netted around $470 million from selling equity stakes in Greatland Resources (ASX: GGP) and Discovery Silver (TSX: DSV) as part of…
Gold price may rise 15% this year: LBMA
A new poll by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) shows that metals analysts are growing more bullish on gold for the remainder of this year, forecasting 15% higher prices on…
Podcast: D.C.’s shifting tone, ft Carolyn Loder on Indigenous, women’s issues
This week’s episode features Carolyn Loder, the first woman in over a century to be inducted into the Colorado-based National Mining Hall of Fame. She also serves on the boards…
Antofagasta’s first half copper output up 11%
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reported on Wednesday an almost 11% increase in copper production for the first half of 2025, driven by stronger output from its Los Pelambres and…
Rio picks iron ore boss Trott as new CEO
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) has chosen Simon Trott, head of the company’s iron ore unit, as its new CEO, selecting a 20-year company veteran to steer the mining giant…
Canada Nickel deposits akin to ‘Sudbury’s endowment’
New initial resources for Canada Nickel’s (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) deposits add almost 275 million measured and indicated tonnes to the company’s portfolio, with the Texmont deposit boasting grades higher…
Veteran pol, tech pioneer to lead AME
The Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) in British Columbia has named Todd Stone, a veteran provincial politician and software startup founder, as its new president and CEO. He takes office Aug….