De Beers names Equinor’s Cook as new CEO
De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer by value, has appointed oil and energy industry executive Al Cook as its new chief executive to replace Bruce Cleaver, who leaves the top job after six…
Canada
Vital Metals bails on Quebec rare earths projects
Australia’s Vital Metals (ASX: VML), the first rare earths producer in Canada, has walked away from a deal with Quebec Precious Metals Corp. (TSX-V: QPM) to buy the junior’s Zeus project and…
GMS: Proactive Quebec government makes for a top-tier mining investment destination
The Quebec government has put in place specialized units to help mineral explorers, and mine developers navigate the province’s regulatory system from the discovery stage through production and closure, The…
Prairie Creek zinc project to get push from equity firm buyout of NorZinc
Resource Capital Funds, a Denver-based private equity company focused on mining, is buying the rest of NorZinc (TSX: NZC) to boost its Prairie Creek zinc project in the Northwest Territories….
SolGold becomes sole owner of Cascabel with Cornerstone buy
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is merging with Canadian junior Cornerstone Capital Resources (TSXV: CGP) to secure a 100% ownership of the Cascabel copper-gold project in the South American…
Silver & PGMs Snapshot: Eight juniors to watch
Silver remains a prime target for mineral explorers and miners, and platinum group metals (PGM) such as platinum and palladium are of increasing interest due to their use in electric…
Trevali Mining to liquidate Burkina Faso assets after deadly flood
Canadian company Trevali Mining’s 90%-owned subsidiary in Burkina Faso has filed for liquidation, effectively kicking off a gradual shutdown process that includes the disposal of all assets in the country….
GMS: EY’s Theo Yameogo on ESG and digital transformation — ‘We need to communicate’
Are ESG ratings for miners clear enough? Are ESG principles clearly understood by most people? What role can digital transformation play in mining? Theo Yameogo, sector leader for EY Americas…
Chile files sinkhole-related charges against Lundin Mining
Chile’s environmental regulator SMA filed four charges on Thursday against Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) for a giant sinkhole that appeared in July above an underground copper mine operated by the Canadian…
Filo Mining shares rise following new drills results from Aurora zone
Filo Mining (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) has provided results for one additional drill hole completed at its Filo del Sol project in San Juan, Argentina. The hole, FSDH067, was drilled into…
Harmony Gold expands into copper with US$230M Eva project buy
South African miner Harmony Gold (NYSE: HMY; JSE: HAR) is expanding into the coveted copper market with the acquisition of Copper Mountain Mining’s (TSX: CMMC; ASX: C6C) Eva project in Australia,…
Sayona awards Quebec contractor with $200M mining deal to restart lithium mine
Emerging Australian lithium miner Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA; OTC: SYAXF) has moved closer to restarting production at its North American Lithium (NAL) project in La Corne, Que., as it awarded…