TNM Drill Down: Hod Maden in Turkey tops results
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week (Oct. 27 – Nov. 3). Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as…
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Savannah Resources courts partners for Barroso lithium project in Portugal
London-based Savannah Resources (LSE-AIM: SAV) says it has received proposals from several companies to partner on its Barroso lithium project in northern Portugal. Interest in the project has picked up…
Credit rater Fitch upbeat on gold majors’ resilience amid hazy markets
Fitch Ratings of London has issued a stable credit outlook for global gold producers, citing their strong financial metrics and debt reduction despite higher inflation, interest rates and geopolitical risk….
CMS: McCluskey’s brush with death and longer mine-life
First the market ran over him, then a truck. This is how John McCluskey hit bottom and bounced back. It was 1999 and the dot.com bubble was already sucking the…
Finland discovers rare earth minerals at the Sokli deposit
Finnish Minerals Group and the Geological Survey of Finland have identified two new minerals, kukharenkoite and cordylite, at the company’s Sokli deposit. This is the first time these rare earth minerals have…
Appian invests in US graphite-focused firm Urbix as China export curbs loom
U.K.-based private equity fund Appian Capital Advisory is investing in Urbix, a U.S.-based developer of graphite processing technology, and has inked a deal to develop a commercial-scale downstream processing facility….
Agnico operating permit restored for Kittila mine in Finland
Canadian gold miner Agnico Eagle (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) confirmed on Friday that its operating permit for the Kittila mine in Finland remains valid despite appeals for reconsideration, and, as…
Idris Elba film a gold-infused global adventure through culture, history and industry
Actor Idris Elba takes audiences on a global journey about gold in a new documentary from the World Gold Council, Gold: A Story of Beauty, Power, and Transformation. Premiered on…
JV Video: How acquisitions-driven Horizon Copper catches an updraft
Horizon Copper (TSXV: HCU) CEO Erfan Kazemi discusses the new company’s acquisition-driven growth strategy during the Canadian Mining Symposium in London this October. The company’s strategy is underpinned by a…
Cornish Metals shares rise after it preps to dewater tin mine in UK
Shares in Cornish Metals (TSX-V: CUSN; LSE: CUSN) rose by 12.9% Thursday after the company announced it had kicked off work to dewater a past-producing tin mine at its South…
CMS: How to fix ‘everyone needs us but no one likes us’
The industry must confront its dark past of disasters to attract new investors and offer project stakes to local towns to improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Those were…
Video: TMX panel discusses hard ESG issues
Mining companies face difficult decisions about environmental, social and governance issues to attract new investors, according to a panel sponsored by The TMX Group at The Northern Miner’s Canadian Symposium…