F3 Uranium drills 4.5 metres of 50% U3O8 at JR zone
F3 Uranium (TSV: FUU; US-OTC: FUUFF) shares rose on Tuesday after it reported high-grade results from the “best hole drilled to date” in the JR zone at PLN property in northern…
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Zijin takes control of Pan American’s gold project in Peru
Jinteng Mining, a subsidiary of China’s Zijin Mining Group, officially became on Tuesday the new owner of Canadian miner Pan American Silver’s (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) La Arena open-pit mine and project…
China’s ‘super-giant’ gold discovery claim sounds ‘aspirational,’ WGC expert says
The World Gold Council (WGC) is skeptical about China’s Nov. 21 claim of discovering a US$83 billion gold deposit in the southeastern province of Hunan. The Geological Bureau of Hunan…
Second challenge to Seabridge’s KSM copper-gold project
The SkeenaWild Conservation Trust and Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) have filed a petition against Seabridge Gold‘s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) KSM copper-gold mine, the latest objection to the…
Exploration activity in October was highest in a year, S&P data shows
The mining sector saw a sharp uptick in activity during the month of October, aided by an influx of significant drilling results and surge in financings, according to the latest…
B2Gold says strike at Fekola mine will not impact output
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) says that its Fekola mine complex in Mali will continue to operate at full capacity despite an ongoing strike, and there will be no impact…
Iamgold reclaims 70% stake in Côté gold mine
Côté will be Canada’s third-largest gold operation once at full tilt.
Lithium Argentina picks Switzerland as another China-backed junior flees Canada
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAAC) is seeking to redomicile to Switzerland and change its name to Lithium Argentina AG following a corporate review and a new agreement with investor Ganfeng Lithium,…
Resolute pays US$50M to Mali junta amid tax spat
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) has made the second settlement payment of about US$50 million to the Malian government to help resolve a tax dispute, the company said Friday….
G2 Goldfields advances G3 spin-out of Guyana assets
G2 Goldfields (TSX: GTWO; US-OTC: GUYGF) plans to seek shareholder approval to spin out its non-core Guyanese assets into a new company, G3 Goldfields, as an updated resource for its…
Lumina Gold secures ‘slightly better’ Ecuador terms with Cangrejos mining permit, analyst says
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM) has secured an exploitation permit with attractive financial terms from Ecuador, keeping its Cangrejos gold-copper project on track for a mid-2025 feasibility study. The contract includes…
Blue Moon acquires two brownfield copper projects in Norway for US$67M
Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON) (OTCQB: BMOOF) says it’s buying two former copper-producing assets in Norway to diversify from its zinc project in California while emphasizing near-term output. The Vancouver-based…