Global Copper Snapshot: Eight companies keen to plug the copper supply gap
Copper is critical for a lower carbon future but as deposits are becoming harder to find and a supply deficit looms, miners are keen to find new sources of the…
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Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) has reached a deal to convert a loan balance of $76 million owed by High Power Exploration (HPX) into an equity investment in I-Pulse, HPX’s parent…
TNM Drill Down: Canada’s East Coast delivers week’s best gold assays
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week (June 2 – June 9). Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as…
Osino’s Twin Hills feasibility outlines 13-year gold mine in Namibia
Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) is eyeing first gold production as at its Twin Hills project in Namibia starting in late 2025 or early 2026, based on a positive…
Hummingbird Resources pours first gold at Kouroussa mine in Guinea
Hummingbird Resources (AIM: HUM) said on Friday it had poured first gold at the Kouroussa mine in Guinea on Thursday, ahead of schedule and on budget. Commissioning at the mine began in…
Petra Diamonds flags revenue hit as it defers sale to August
Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) has postponed the majority of what would have been its sixth sale for its 2023 fiscal year due to what it calls “a temporary slowdown” in…
Video: Dundee’s process innovations help miners get greener
The mining and smelting industry has faced environmental risks for decades, but now new mineral extraction and metallurgical technologies are helping to mitigate them. Dundee Sustainable Technologies has developed two…
Roscan Gold extends strike at Kandiole project in Mali
Drilling at Roscan Gold’s (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RCGCF) Kabaya deposit in southwest Mali has extended mineralization by about 70 metres below the existing US$1,500-pit shell and expanded the strike mineralization…
Petra Diamonds sells half its stake in Williamson mine
Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) said on Wednesday it had inked a definitive deal to sell 50% of its stake in the Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania to local technical services contractor…
Li3 Lithium reports hot grab samples as Zimbabwe exploration gathers pace
Dozens of grab samples from Li3 Lithium’s (TSXV: LILI) Mutare lithium project in eastern Zimbabwe have returned high-grade assay results, the company reported Tuesday as it readies for a drill…
RANKED: World’s top producing copper companies in 2022
Copper is a highly conductive metal used in wiring in transport, construction and manufacturing — and it is also vital to the green energy transition as a component in electric…
Fortuna crosses the finish line at its Côte d’Ivoire Séguéla mine
Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) has poured the first gold pour at its Séguéla mine in Côte d’Ivoire. Séguéla now enters the ramp-up phase, during which management aims…