Lundin targets top-10 copper miner status
Canada’s Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) has unveiled a strategic growth plan designed to catapult the company into the world’s top 10 copper producers. The Vancouver-based miner aims to reach annual…
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NexGold assays revive historic Nova Scotia region
Explorer NexGold Mining (TSXV: NEXG; OTCQ-X: NXGCF) says new drill results are likely to boost a resource update this year for a project in a Nova Scotia gold region dating…
Video: AtkinsRéalis taps AI to accelerate mining capital project cycles
AtkinsRéalis plans to layer AI tools into its engineering platforms that help detect schedule slips and cost overruns as they happen, executive Ed Humphries says in a new video interview….
Video: Iamgold pursues ‘Canada-first’ strategy, CEO says
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) is shifting its focus to Canadian production, president and CEO Renaud Adams said. Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) last month acquired a 7.5% net profit interest…
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: Q2 Metals builds buzz with long, high-grade lithium hits at Cisco
Q2 Metals (TSXV: QTWO) is drawing attention with a string of multi-hundred-metre lithium intercepts at its Cisco project in Quebec even as prices for the metal remain subdued. Cisco, located…
Teck lands permit to extend copper mine life in BC
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has secured an environmental assessment certificate to extend the life of its Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine in British Columbia, keeping Canada’s largest…
Video: New Gold CEO ramps up growth across two assets
New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE: NGD) has acquired full ownership of the New Afton copper-gold mine in British Columbia and prepped its new C-Zone to hit peak output. The mine…
G7 critical minerals statement targets China
At the June 16–17 summit in Kananaskis, Alta, G7 leaders released a joint statement and action plan on securing diversified, responsible critical mineral supply chains including rare earths. Although China…
Foran assays extend copper zone at McIlvenna Bay
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; OTCQ-X: FMCXF) cut a highlight result of 21.3 metres grading 1.55% copper at its McIlvenna Bay project in east-central Saskatchewan. Hole BZ-25-02 also intersected 0.69% zinc,…
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…
Video: Gold miners’ cash flows grow faster than any US sector, Adrian Day says
Puerto Rico–based Adrian Day says retail investors are avoiding gold miner stocks even as the companies generate cash quicker than any other United States sector. Day, whose firm Adrian Day…