Seabed mining body meets amid rising pressure for code
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) kicked off on Monday a two-week meeting expected to be pivotal as the UN body works on the world’s initial regulations for the mining activity,…
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RANKED: The world’s top 10 gold miners
Gold has re-emerged as one of the top asset classes of 2024, having risen by 12% year to date and shattered multiple records along the way. It is now well…
Sibanye-Stillwater says mining ops still running as it faces cyberattack
Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has confirmed reports of an ongoing cyberattack that has disrupted its IT systems globally. In a statement Thursday, the South African miner said it took…
Montage Gold gets last permit needed to build US$712M Koné mine
Africa-focused Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU) has secured the final mining permit for its flagship Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire, paving the way to start construction early next year. The US$712-million project…
Orezone lands US$105M to expand Bomboré gold mine
Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) has secured US$105 million in funding commitments to expand its flagship Bomboré gold mine in Burkina Faso, which achieved commercial production in late 2022….
Fatality halts work at Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa project
Ewoyaa is expected to become Ghana’s first lithium operation.
Barrick to boost Mali exploration as regulations shift
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is actively working to expand its exploration activities in Mali to ensure the long-term sustainability of its Loulo-Gounkoto operation, CEO Mark Bristow said yesterday…
Aya pours first silver at expanded Zgounder mine
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) has poured first silver at its expanded Zgounder mine in Morocco, the Canadian miner announced Tuesday. The first pour was achieved on…
Anglo American kicks off coal assets sale — report
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is said to have formally kicked off a process to divest its coal assets, enlisting the services of three top banks as part of a broader…
Copper to retest US$10,000 a tonne: Citi, BMO
Copper prices may rise past the US$10,000-per-tonne mark again in the coming weeks due to a Chinese smelter supply shortage and anticipated grid investments by the Asian giant, according to…
Opinion: Want more investors? Act local
The mining industry must boost its support of local communities if it’s ever going to attract enough investors for the world to meet climate-change fighting goals, a new survey and…
Niger nixes GoviEx Uranium mining licence
Niger’s government revoked GoviEx Uranium‘s (TSXV: GXU; US-OTC: GVXXF) mining licence after it failed to start the Madaouela mine, one of the world’s largest projects for the nuclear fuel, by…