Video: Gold Fields targets aggressive Americas-focused growth, CEO says
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) expects to boost production by 600,000 oz. in the coming years, CEO Mike Fraser says in a new video. Its pending $2.2-billion acquisition of…
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Lithium rout derails projects around the world, though some persist
Low lithium prices are forcing a raft of companies to delay spending on projects from Quebec to Nevada, from South America to Australia. General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a…
JV video: Alamos Gold eyes 80% growth, mostly from within portfolio, CEO says
After digesting a series of acquisitions made at lower gold prices, Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) president and CEO John McCluskey says the company aims to grow production by…
Asante Gold raises US$100M from mystery investor to grow Ghana mines
Asante Gold (CSE: ASE) has secured US$100 million ($136 million) through the sale of shares to a strategic investor, which it will use to fund growth and development at its…
Kodal Minerals may delay Mali’s first lithium
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has flagged a possible delay in production from its Bougouni lithium project in southern Mali to early 2025 from the originally scheduled fourth quarter this year. …
Quebec to become ‘anchor’ for Gold Fields diversification strategy, CEO says
Gold Fields‘ (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) $2.2-billion Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) buy, set to close before year-end, will help balance the South African company’s aging assets in Ghana and Peru,…
Video: Gold rally leaves hesitant Western investors in the dust, fund manager says
Most Western investors have missed the record gold rally, remaining hesitant while waiting for a price correction that may never come, Liechtenstein-based gold fund manager Ronald-Peter Stöferle says in a…
Video: Gold miners face skepticism, even as metal price rises, Denver Gold exec says
Gold at all-time highs has pushed up miners’ margins, but companies are opting for restraint and avoiding the temptations of past bull cycles, Denver Gold Group executive director Tim Wood…
Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine yields 212.9-carat stone
Africa-focused miner Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) has found yet another big precious stone at its prolific Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the third greater than 100-carat diamond mined in September. The…
CHART: Global mining and metals – a reality check
A new report by McKinsey’s energy and materials practice outlines a global mining and metals industry emerging from a few years of boom and bust and price fluctuations the consulting…
Asante Gold grows Bibiani output with third satellite pit
Asante Gold (CSE: ASE) has begun mining from the Russel starter pit at its Bibiani gold mine in Ghana, after receiving all necessary permits earlier this week. The company is…
Atlantic Lithium within ‘touching distance’ of building Ghana’s first lithium mine
Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL; ASX: A11) reported a $12.4 million loss for the year ending June 2024, up slightly from the previous year’s loss of $11.5 million, as the company…