Barrick eyes Peru growth amid global asset expansion
Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) ongoing push to expand its global portfolio has prompted the company to revisit its presence in the Latin American market. The world’s second largest…
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African Rainbow Minerals ups copper game with Surge stake buy
African Rainbow Minerals (JSE: ARI) is buying a 15% stake in British Columbia-focused explorer Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) for $3.8 million, boosting the South African miner’s exposure to copper. South…
Thor picks up exploration licences near Douta gold project in Senegal
Thor Explorations (TSXV: THX; AIM: THX) has expanded its footprint in Senegal with the acquisition of two licences near its resource-stage Douta gold project. The first is a majority interest…
Paladin Energy kicks off uranium production at restarted mine in Namibia
Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) says it’s begun producing and drumming uranium concentrate at its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia, adding it would now focus on ramping up operations and building…
Electra Battery to source cobalt from Eurasian Resources for Ontario refinery
Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM;) has signed an agreement with Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), one of the world’s leading cobalt producers, for long-term supply of the metal for…
Gold Fields begins gold production at new Chilean mine
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) has finally achieved first production at its Salares Norte gold mine in Chile, following years of development plagued by challenges including relocating a handful…
NextSource applies to build graphite plant in Mauritius
NextSource Materials (TSX: NEXT; US-OTC: NSRCF) has submitted an application to build a downstream battery anode facility to process graphite in the African island nation of Mauritius. The plant will…
Endeavour’s probe into former CEO finds US$15M of “disguised” payments
An internal investigation into Endeavour Mining’s (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV) former chief executive Sébastien de Montessus has concluded he intentionally concealed payments totalling US$15 million to an undisclosed third party…
Hummingbird forced to delay commercial production at Guinea gold mine
Hummingbird Resources (AIM: HUM) says it won’t reach commercial production at its Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea by the end of March a planned because its main mining contractor stopped work…
JV video: GeologicAI rethinks mining data and cuts carbon emissions
The Bill Gates-backed firm GeologicAI has seen a rapid uptake of its technology among global mining majors, demonstrating a 5% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions at operations in Africa, the…
MAC, Copper Mark team up to enhance transparency, credibility
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and The Copper Mark are collaborating on a pilot project seeking to enhance the assurance processes of both Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) and the…
Kodal Minerals on track to produce lithium at Bougouni in Q4
Kodal is in competition with Leo Lithium to develop Mali’s first lithium mine.