Gold M&A: Mineros buys AngloGold’s stalled La Colosa
Mineros (TSX: MSA) is buying AngloGold Ashanti’s (NYSE: AU) shelved La Colosa gold project in Colombia, taking control of one of the country’s largest undeveloped deposits for an upfront payment…
South America
Lundin spends $215M to boost Chile footprint
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) agreed to pay $215 million (C$292 million) to boost its majority stake in Chile’s Caserones copper mine and acquire a piece of the nearby Los Helados…
Rio ships first Rincon lithium from Argentina
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) has made its first commercial shipment of lithium carbonate produced at its Rincon project in Argentina, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Located within the heart of…
RANKED: Top 20 automakers by battery metals spending
The global passenger EV market, including plug-in and conventional hybrids, fell short of 30 million units last year, but still showed robust growth of 18% year over year. In combined…
La Mancha builds $313M interest in G Mining
La Mancha Resource Capital has become the largest shareholder in South America-focused G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) after a $313-million (C$425.1-million) share purchase deal. The subscription raises La Mancha’s…
Spotlight: Global precious metals exploration 1
Record precious metal prices are driving global exploration for gold and silver. Here’s a list of four companies to keep an eye on. Another four companies under the global precious metals exploration banner are to follow in…
Spotlight: Global Exploration – Part 2
Exploration is the lifeblood of the world’s metal supply but economic deposits are becoming harder to find and sometimes even harder to exploit. Here’s a look at four more companies determined to find the mines we…
Lithium demand to exceed supply: WoodMac
Global lithium demand could exceed 13 million tonnes by 2050 under an accelerated energy transition, more than double base-case projections, with supply deficits emerging as early as 2028 unless the…
Shorter commodity cycles reshaping trading, value: McKinsey
Shorter, more frequent commodity volatility cycles are reshaping global trading strategies and concentrating value among the most sophisticated players, according to new analysis from McKinsey & Company. The report finds…
PDAC: Ecuador vows faster mine permits under new law
Ecuador‘s new mining law revamps environmental permitting, creates protected mineral zones with security forces and reshapes how royalties flow to local governments as Quito tries to pull in new investment…
Bolivia minister pledges ‘legal certainty’ for investors
Bolivia’s new mining minister is vowing to woo back foreign investors in silver, tin and lithium who fled two decades of Socialist Party rule. “We are going to work hard to provide the legal certainty that investors as well as…
PDAC: Vale eyes doubling of copper output, CEO says
Brazilian iron ore giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) is targeting a doubling of copper output over the next decade as part of a plan to expand its footprint in three main…