BHP, Lundin grab Filo in US$3B South American copper deal
Mining giant BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) and Canada’s Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) have teamed up to acquire South America-focused Filo Corp. (TSX: FIL), in a US$3-billion ($4.1…
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Podcast: ‘Our people can’t trust the land’—Chief Dawna Hope on Victoria Gold’s ongoing heap leach pad failure
This week’s episode features Chief Dawna Hope of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Chief Hope discusses her experience dealing with the heap…
Video: Mining faces cash crunch following decades of neglect, Grosskopf says
Undervaluation remains a persistent issue for mining companies, particularly juniors, compared to other sectors like technology and biotech, SCP Resource Finance chairman Peter Grosskopf said in an interview this month….
Eldorado inks deal to earn 80% of Newfoundland project
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has inked an option deal with TRU Precious Metals (TSX: TRU) to acquire a major stake in the junior’s Golden Rose gold-copper project, in…
Bedford Metals to start uranium exploration at Ubiquity Lake
Canadian junior Bedford Metals (TSXV: BFM) has secured an exploration permit for its Ubiquity Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan. The licence allows Bedford to start field activities to validate…
Integra secures cash flow with Florida Canyon merger
A $95 million deal that would see Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR) acquire Florida Canyon Gold (TSX-V: FCGV) gives it producer status and immediate revenue to fund its pipeline of development…
Fission deal key to Paladin Energy’s plan to help plug uranium supply gap
Just months after rejoining the uranium producers’ club with the March restart of its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia, Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN; US-OTC: PALAF) has set its sights on…
Sayona, Piedmont mark improvements at NAL as lithium price slides further
Six months after Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) and Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) announced a cost cutting review at their 75%-25% owned North American Lithium (NAL) mine in Quebec,…
Video: ‘Big bang’ in commodity demand set to lift miners, Prins says
Global miners are set to benefit from rising needs for “real assets,” Nomi Prins, a macroeconomist and author of the newsletter PrInsights Global, says in a new interview. Global geopolitical…
Yukon hires contractors to aid Eagle cleanup
The Yukon government is taking over more tasks in the cleanup effort at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine, as the company has missed more conditions of the remediation plan….
Big Oil seizes lithium opportunities
Mining companies could benefit in cash and technology as major fossil fuel companies such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) and Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) invest in lithium, a potential lifeline amid…
BC gold miners resume projects after wildfire
Mining activities affected by a wildfire in central British Columbia are set to resume after the provincial government lifted its evacuation order in certain areas. On July 22, the B.C….