Sigma Lithium gets licence to build second mine at Grota do Cirilo
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) announced on Monday it has received all required licences to build a second mine at its main Grota do Cirilo property in Minas Gerais,…
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Video: Gold production faces a cliff after record output next year, CRU analyst predicts
Global gold production will peak at about 3,250 tonnes (about 105 million ounces) next year, marking a historic high before entering a prolonged decline, a London event heard this month….
Video: Rob McEwen bets big on developing world’s greenest copper mine
With a personal investment of US$225 million on the line, much is at stake for Rob McEwen with the success of McEwen Copper’s flagship Los Azules project in Argentina. McEwen,…
Peru gives Silver Mountain OK to restart Reliquias mine
Silver Mountain Resources (TSXV: AGMR; US-OTC: AGMRF) has been given the green light to begin operations at the Reliquias mine and the Caudalosa plant in Peru after the project was…
JV Video: Pan American Silver eyes growth in buoyant metals market
Pan American Silver‘s (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) integration of Yamana Gold’s Latin American assets has delivered US$150 million in free cash flow in the third quarter alone, an industry conference…
Triple Flag to net Tres Quebradas lithium project royalty
Triple Flag Precious Metals (TSX: TFPM; NYSE: TFPM) will buy an existing 0.5% gross overriding revenue royalty on the construction-stage Tres Quebradas lithium project in northern Argentina from Lithium Royalty…
JV Video: Cornejo, Lundin redefine mining sustainability and bold deals
Forward-facing partnerships and sustainable innovation are reshaping the mining industry’s future, Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) Amparo Cornejo and Lundin Group’s Adam Lundin told an industry event in…
Arcadium Lithium investors sue it for negligence over US$6.7B Rio Tinto takeover
Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM) is facing legal challenges after shareholders filed lawsuits alleging misrepresentation and negligence linked to Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) US$6.7-billion takeover. Philadelphia-based Arcadium…
Sierra Metals shares jump on takeover offer from Peruvian firm
Alpayana SAC, a private Peruvian mining company, said Friday it would bypass Sierra Metals‘ (TSX: SMT) board and make a direct, all-cash offer of 85¢ per share to shareholders. The…
Video: Sustainability innovations are reshaping mining, London panel hears
A renewed focus on sustainable industry is driving innovation to achieve it, a panel heard early this month in London. Dundee Sustainable Technologies (CSE: DST) vice president Brent Johnson spoke…
Rio Tinto to invest $2.5B to expand Rincon lithium project in Argentina
Rincon is the company’s first commercial-scale lithium operation.
Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism
A growing wave of protectionism is sweeping across 72 nations, as governments scramble to secure access to critical minerals essential for strategic industries, new research by global risk intelligence firm…