It’s December — time for our year in review. This year was notable for takeovers. Newmont paid US$21.2 billion for copper-rich gold miner Newcrest Mining; Glencore negotiated a US$8.9-billion deal…
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV) has posted a resource update for its Tanda-Iguela gold property in Côte d’Ivoire that shows it’s among the most significant discoveries made in West…
Giyani Metals (TSXV: EMM) has secured a US$16 million financing from the Industrial Development Corp. of South Africa (IDC) to fund the development of its K.Hill manganese project in Botswana….
Following a fatal accident at Impala Platinum Holdings‘ (JSE: IMP) Rustenburg mine in South Africa, the death toll has risen to 12 after a victim succumbed to their injuries in…
Precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW) said on Wednesday it will proceed with expected job cuts at its U.S. platinum-group metals (PGM) operations, as declines in metals prices make it…
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says it’s made a significant high-grade copper discovery in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) similar to the massive orebody it’s mining at the…
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN), founded by billionaire Robert Friedland, plans to begin exploring Angola early next year for copper after securing rights over an area the size of Switzerland. The…
Canada’s Empress Royalty (TSXV: EMPR) took a US$5 million gold stream on Golconda Gold’s (TSX: GG) Galaxy mine in South Africa on Friday as part of its expansion and revenue diversification…
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) surprised the market on Thursday by increasing its cash offer for African gold developer OreCorp (ASX: ORR) by A$20 million (US$13 million). The improved…
The price of uranium will hit triple-digits for the first time since 2007 as nations weaning off oil and seeking energy security deplete nuclear fuel supplies, the world’s largest investment…
Africa-focused URA Holdings (LSE: URAH) has raised £1 million ($1.7 million) in an effort to restart operations at its 74%-owned Gravelotte emerald mine, in South Africa’s Limpopo province. The company,…
While governments around the world are beginning to understand the strategic importance of critical minerals, miners may struggle in 2024 to position themselves to benefit as states battle for control…
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