Visualization: Lion One traces bonanza gold grades at Tuvatu depth
Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO; US-OTCQX: LOMLF; ASX: LLO) continues to expand the Deep Feeder Zone 500 at its Tuvatu alkaline gold project in Fiji. The latest assay results reveal…
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BHP tries dodging strike at Escondida copper mine in Chile
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has reached an agreement with unionized workers at its Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest, in a last-minute attempt to avert…
The View from England: Exploration lessons from the Pharaohs
One-hundred years ago a five-year search culminated in arguably the world’s greatest ever exploration success. No, not a mineral deposit (although lots of gold was found), rather the almost intact…
Anglo American greens Australia operations
London-based multinational Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has reached an agreement with the Queensland government to supply all of its Australian power needs from wind and solar generation by 2025 and…
BHP says strike at Escondida copper mine ‘unjustifiable’
Mining giant BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) said on Wednesday the strike announced by unionized workers at its Escondida copper mine in Chile for Nov. 21 and 23,…
Newcrest resumes operations at Brucejack mine
Newcrest Mining (ASX, TSX, PNGX: NCM) said on Wednesday it has resumed operations at its Brucejack gold-silver mine in Canada, which has been closed since late October following the death…
TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays for the week of Nov. 4-10, 2022
Welcome to our weekly feature, TNM Drill Down, focusing on the top gold assays of the past week. Assays are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our…
Triple Flag to buy Maverix Metals creating fourth largest streaming and royalty firm
Canada’s Triple Flag Precious Metals (TSX: TFPM) is buying smaller peer Maverix Metals (TSX: MMX) in a deal valued at $606 million, which would consolidate it as the world’s fourth-largest senior streaming and…
Cascading battery metal supply crunch to get serious from 2024, analysts forecast
Increasing consumption will outstrip the mining industry’s ability to ramp up supply, resulting in commodity deficits as early as 2024, a new analysis by S&P Global has found. The report,…
Rio Tinto’s takeover of Turquoise Hill indefinitely on hold as Quebec regulator steps in
Canada’s Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TQR) is indefinitely postponing a shareholders vote on the proposed US$3.3-billion takeover of the company by Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) as…
WGC calls miners to plan for further climate change risks
The World Gold Council (WGC) is urging bullion miners to implement more consistent, systematic planning and wider collaboration, including closer engagement on risks with local communities, to deal with climate-related…
Newcrest approves $140M expansion of Telfer gold-copper operation
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