Robex shifts focus to Guinea, aims for first gold in 2025
Robex Resources (TSXV: RBX), which has been producing gold at the Nampala mine in Mali since 2017, says the key to its goal of becoming a mid-tier West African producer…
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South32 pulls Mozambique smelter forecast amid unrest
Australian miner South32 (ASX: S32) has withdrawn production guidance for its aluminum smelter in Mozambique amid widespread and deadly unrest following the country’s disputed presidential election. The protests erupted in…
London Symposium: Rule, Roosen call for smarter junior mining investment
“No one ever won the Kentucky Derby with the best jockey on a donkey,” Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV; NYSE: ODV) founder and CEO Sean Roosen told an industry event last…
Namib Minerals’ to debut on Nasdaq after US$500M deal for Zim gold mines
Namib Minerals is to become the next Nasdaq-listed gold miner after Africa’s largest-ever shell company acquisition, which concerns a mine and three past-producing projects in Zimbabwe. The proposed US$500-million merger with…
GoviEx initiates arbitration against Niger in uranium permit dispute
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU; USOTC: GVXXF) is going to arbitration with Niger for revoking its permit on the feasibility-stage Madaouéla project, one of the world’s largest uranium developments. Niger’s military…
London Symposium: Beaty, McEwen, O’Toole urge mining firms to lead climate crisis fight
Sustainable mining must be the new normal to boost earnings and convince a skeptical public about the industry’s importance to combat global warming as the world enters a metals trade…
Wheaton strikes US$175M streaming deal for Ethiopia’s first commercial gold mine
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM) has reached a streaming deal with Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC) for the Kurmuk gold project in western Ethiopia. Under the agreement, the Canadian…
Energy Fuels MOU with Madagascar unlocks path for US$2B Toliara project
Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) has an initial agreement with Madagascar clearing the way for a final investment decision on its US$2-billion Toliara critical minerals project by early 2026. …
Mali targets Barrick CEO for arrest as tax row escalates
Tensions between Mali and foreign miners ratcheted higher Thursday with the military backed government issuing an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, the CEO of Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD)….
London Symposium: How new tech and sustainability can transform mining
Green technologies and sustainability-focused project strategies are helping the industry address risks earlier and build longer-lasting community ties, a London industry event heard this week. Better technologies, integrating artisanal miners…
Niger seizes Orano’s Somair uranium operation as juntas across Africa pressure Western miners
France-based uranium miner Orano has lost operational control of its Somair mine in Niger in the latest move against Western miners in West Africa’s volatile Sahel region. In neighbouring Mali,…
Paladin restarts Langer Heinrich plant after shutdown
Australia’s Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) has resumed operations at its Langer Heinrich uranium mine (LHM) in Namibia, following a planned shutdown of the mine plant in November to implement operational upgrades. Among the…