VRIC 2023: Junior metals M&A to remain muted in 2023
Mining personality and resource speculator Rick Rule harbours little hope that the pace of junior resource sector mergers and acquisitions activity will quicken in the coming 12 months as quality…
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Kazatomprom reports a production miss
The world’s largest uranium producer, Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), saw its attributable output fell by 4.1% last year to 11,373 tonnes of uranium, down from 11,858 tonnes in 2021. On…
2023 is ‘likely to surprise’ us as much as 2022 did, finds White & Case survey
Inflation and geopolitics have overtaken ESG as the biggest concerns for 2023, while energy costs, shifting supply chains, and climate-related regulation and activism still worry firms. Despite shared concerns, there…
B2Gold meets production guidance for seventh year running
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) produced 1.03 million oz. gold last year with 367,870 oz. or about 36% of the total coming from the fourth quarter. Annual production, which included…
Push tech jobs to attract women to industry, forum panel says
The industry needs to encourage mentors, adjust mindsets and offer technology jobs to boost the level of women from just 8% of the global mining workforce, according to a panel…
TSX Venture gains during Jan. 9-13 trading period
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index added 33.22 points or 5.7% over the Jan. 6-13 trading period to end at 615.11. Dynasty Gold was the week’s second-highest gainer by percentage, surging…
TSX, spot gold rise during Jan. 9-13 trading week
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 545.6 points or 2.75% to finish the Jan. 9-13 trading week at 20,360.10 and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 4.94 points or 4.25% to…
New Saudi company formed to secure critical minerals globally
Saudi Arabian state miner Ma’aden inked a major new deal with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth reserve the Public Investment Fund (PIF) at the Future Minerals Forum 2023 in Riyadh this…
Saudi Arabia advances world’s first integrated battery metals plant
Saudi Arabia aims to start construction by December on the world’s first integrated battery metals complex built and fed with raw materials by the same company. Perth, Australia-based EV Metals…
Eurasian Resources expands search for EV minerals in Saudi Arabia
Eurasian Resources Group has signed deals to explore in Saudi Arabia with a Mars rover-like sampler as it helps prepare a passport for electric vehicles showing their battery mineral sources….
Barrick looks to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan for growth – exclusive interview with Mark Bristow
Managing risk while war wages in Europe, inflation stings and recession looms is a long-term task best tackled by improving education and living standards in developing nations, Barrick Gold (TSX:…
Ivanhoe Electric, Barrick Gold sign JVs with Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE; NYSE-AM: IE), the latest endeavour of mining magnate Robert Friedland, is joining with Saudi Arabia’s state-owned miner Ma’aden to explore for copper, gold, silver and electric…