EQ Resources gains EXIM interest for tungsten project
Under the new Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative, the Letter of Interest states that EXIM is considering a 10-year debt facility of up to $34 million.
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
Kinterra matches Central Asia’s bid for New World
Kinterra Capital has made an improved offer to buy Australia’s New World Resources (ASX: NWC) as it looks to beat London-listed Central Asia Metals (LSE: CAML) in the takeover battle. On…
BHP builds $10.6B Jansen mine for potash footprint
The biggest private investment in Saskatchewan history is nearing the finish line. BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) is more than 60% of the way towards completing stage one of the…
Central Asia Metals ups offer for New World
The takeover battle for Australian copper developer New World Resources (ASX: NWC) is heating up after Central Asia Metals (LSE: CAML) raised its offer shortly after Canada’s Kinterra Capital made…
Australia OKs Energy Fuels’ Donald rare earth project
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has received final regulatory clearance to develop the Donald rare earth elements (REE) and mineral sand project in southeast Australia. The government of Victoria…
Zenith grows Dulcie gold project resource by 41%
Zenith Minerals (ASX: ZNC) says contained gold at its Dulcie Far North (DFN) project in Western Australia jumped 41% compared with the previous resource in December. The resource — all…
Glencore urges Aus support to save Mount Isa smelter
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has declared its Mount Isa copper smelter unviable and is awaiting a response from Australia’s federal and Queensland’s governments regarding requests for financial assistance to keep the…
Central banks expect more gold buying, de-dollarization
Central banks around the world continue to hold favourable expectations for gold, with most looking to add to their reserves over the coming months and even years, an annual survey…
Video: Cupel Advisory director flags M&A surge, industry image crisis as key trends
A new wave of mergers and acquisitions is rising in the mining sector and single-asset companies might be the first to sell out, Cupel Advisory director Nikki Adshead-Bell says. “We…
MinRes, Ganfeng pump cash into lithium JV
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) is expected to inject A$150 million (US$98 million) into its troubled Mount Marion lithium operation as it battles a prolonged slump the battery metal’s prices….
Rio’s $2B mine keeps Aus iron ore relevant: CEO
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) this month opened its new Western Range iron ore mine, the first part of the company’s $13.3-billion (C$18.1-billion) investment plan to rejuvenate Australia’s Pilbara…
JV video: Mandalay-Alkane merger to make 180,000 oz. miner by 2026
The all-share merger of Mandalay Resources (TSX: MND) and Alkane Resources (ASX: ALK) looks set to mint a new billion-dollar gold-antimony miner as sector consolidation continues. Both companies’ boards agreed…