Get ready for more disputes about what’s ‘mine’ and theirs
Eleven years ago, The Northern Miner ran a story titled “How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation.” The piece recounted how the nation opened up investment and…
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Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door
Some of Canada’s leading mining law firms say their clients are considering leaving the country because the federal government’s clampdown on Chinese investment has closed off an important funding lifeline. …
Lithium price surge unlikely to return: Fitch
The lithium market has entered a “new normal” period of stability with sustained price surges a thing of the past, analysts at FitchSolutions BMI said in a webcast Thursday. Falling…
AngloGold boosts investment in Brazil as it mulls Corrego’s fate
South African gold miner AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; ASX: AGG; JSE: ANG) plans to spend 1.1 billion reais (US$198 million) in Brazil this year, mainly on exploration. The company, which invested…
New Pacific shifts focus to social issues after robust Silver Sand prefeasibility
New Pacific Metals’ (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-AM: NEW) prefeasibility study for the Silver Sand project in Bolivia calculates a robust return on an initial US$358-million investment. But the company could face…
Lundin Mining to up stake in Caserones copper mine to 70%
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) said on Wednesday it will increase its ownership of the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile to 70% by acquiring an additional 19% interest for US$350 million. …
Gold Reserve raising US$30M to bid for Venezuela’s Citgo in asset seizure dispute
Gold Reserve (TSXV: GRZ; US-OTC: GDRZF), an exploration company that’s still trying to collect on what it’s owed by Venezuela for a 2008 expropriation of its Brisas gold project, is…
Beaty optimistic on Mexico ahead of cross-Canada bike trip to Equinox Gold’s mine opening
Mexico’s new leader is an improvement while Canada should be careful in blocking Chinese investment, according to Ross Beaty, the Canadian Mining Hall of Famer who founded Pan American Silver…
SQM and Talga team up on Aero lithium project in Sweden
SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, has inked an earn-in agreement with battery anode and advanced materials company Talga Group (ASX: TLG) to jointly advance the Aero lithium…
South Star nears startup of the Americas’ first new graphite mine in over 25 years
South Star Battery Metals (TSXV: STS) is preparing to start production at its flagship Santa Cruz graphite mine in Bahia, Brazil, within weeks. The company announced this week that it has…
Ecuador to approve Mirador copper mine expansion by August
Ecuador is in the final steps of approving an expansion for the Mirador copper mine, run by the local unit of Chinese consortium CRCC-Tongguan, EcuaCorriente, BNamericas has reported. Diego Ocampo,…
BHP confident in reaching Mariana disaster settlement
Last week, Vale and BHP presented Brazilian authorities with a new offer to settle reparations.