Resigning Rio CEO asserts company unity
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) departing CEO Jakob Stausholm says he hasn’t fallen out with chairman Dominic Barton despite Reuters citing unnamed company officials to the contrary. Management and board…
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Spotlight: Global gold and silver projects in view
Economic and geopolitical uncertainty continues to fuel the gold price rally in 2025, while industrial demand is lifting silver prices. Here’s a look at eight juniors with interesting gold and…
Ranked: Top 20 biggest silver-producing mines
Silver is getting its shine on, with the price reaching $35.64 an oz. on Thursday – a 13-year high after a 24% increase since Jan. 1 and rivalling gold’s 29%…
Quick riches dominate West African junta plans
Heightened state control of natural resources is sweeping across the globe as China limits critical mineral exports and the Trump administration fast-tracks projects. But nowhere is the concept more gripping…
Marimaca Copper surges on $24M financing
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2) has surged by double digits after announcing on Wednesday a $24.4-million (US$17.7-million) private placement to fund its feasibility-stage namesake project in Chile. The offering…
Interview: Barrick CEO talks slimming gold portfolio
When Barrick Gold took over Randgold in 2019, its marketing dropped Gold from the name to reflect wider interests like copper and appeal to new investors. But it didn’t bother…
Guatemalan Xinka oppose Pan Am silver mine restart
A Xinka Indigenous delegation visiting Canada from Guatemala had a clear message for Escobal mine owner Pan American Silver (TSX, Nasdaq: PAAS): “No.” Escobal, suspended since a 2017 Guatemalan Supreme…
Infographic: Gold and silver producers vs reserves
The ranks of the world’s top precious metal producing countries are subject to change over time, one factor being economically mineable reserves. South Africa, for example, was the world’s top…
SolGold to quit Toronto exchange, eyes ASX
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE, TSX: SOLG) has applied to voluntarily delist its ordinary shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange on June 18 because the amount of trading doesn’t warrant the cost….
Teck halts Chile copper mine for one month
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A; NYSE: TECK) said a mechanical issue at its Carmen de Andacollo open-pit mine in Chile will force production to be halted for about a month. The…
AngloGold sells Brazil mine to Aura for $76M
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG) is selling its stake in Mineração Serra Grande (MSG) gold mine in central Brazil to Latin America-focused Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA) for $76 million….
Bolivian court pauses Chinese, Russian lithium deals
Bolivia’s plans to emerge as a major lithium producer have hit an impasse after a local court ordered the suspension of two major extraction deals signed last year valued at…