Anglo American sells Australian coal JV stake for $1.5B
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has agreed to sell its minority stake in an Australian coal mining joint venture for A$1.6 billion ($1.5 billion), marking a significant step in its strategy…
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Aussie Syrah secures US$150M Washington loan for Mozambique graphite operation
Syrah Resources (ASX: SYR) has been given a US$150 million loan by the United States International Development Finance Corporation to support the development of its graphite operation in Mozambique. In…
Ivanhoe cuts copper forecast on DRC power woes, while Friedland touts new discoveries
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) on Wednesday reported record third-quarter copper production but cut its full-year guidance by 6%, blaming power outages at its Kamoa-Kakula complex in the Democratic…
Asante Gold announces US$525M financing to support Ghana growth plans
Asante Gold (CSE: ASE) says it expects to raise US$525 million in two stages to fund its growth plans in Ghana, where it operates the Bibiani and Chirano gold mines…
Trillions needed to achieve net-zero by 2050 — Wood Mackenzie
The world is currently on course for global warming levels between 2.5˚C and 3˚C by the end of the century, far exceeding the 1.5˚C target outlined in the Paris Agreement…
Compass Gold signs mill deal to tap Tarabala deposit in Mali within months
Shares in Compass Gold (TSXV: CVB) doubled on Tuesday after Malian business group SMAT agreed to toll-treat ore from its Tarabala deposit within five months, as the company awaits its…
Global Atomic expects US$295M loan for Dasa in Q1
The loan would cover 60% of the uranium project’s projected costs.
AngloGold to close US$2.5B Centamin buy in November
Centamin (LSE: CEY) shareholders have voted in favour of AngloGold Ashanti’s (NYSE: AU; ASX: AGG; JSE: ANG) proposed US$2.5-billion takeover of the Egypt-focused gold miner. Centamin noted that the necessary…
Gold Fields completes Osisko buy for ownership of Windfall
South Africa’s Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) said on Monday it had completed the $2.2-billion acquisition of Osisko Mining, which makes it the sole owner of the Windfall project…
Gold stocks starting to outshine bullion: Canaccord report
Higher gold and silver prices are finally jump-starting the stock prices of the companies that mine the metals, Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets analysts said in a report this week. Equities…
Montage lands US$825M for new West Africa gold mine
Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) has secured a financing package worth US$825 million to fund the construction of its flagship Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire. Shares gained 11.7%. The…
Barrick, Mali exchange shots in US$500M tax dispute
Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) negotiations with Mali’s military government appear to have stumbled after both sides issued claims about a Sept. 30 preliminary agreement. The West African country’s…