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…
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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…
Infographic: Rare earth spheres of control
MINING.COM and The Northern Miner mapped global rare earth production through a geopolitical lens, dividing the world into five “spheres of control”: Chinese, American, Russian, Coalition of the Willing, and Undrafted….
Can silver mining meet green transition demand?
Silver’s unique industrial role in solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and grid infrastructure is pushing demand to record highs, but miners and analysts are at odds over how to address…
Platinum seems near price surge: Sprott
Platinum may be on the cusp of a sustained price rise amid forecasts for reduced inventories and a third straight year of supply scarcity, Sprott Asset Management says in a…
Is Glencore’s $22B asset shift a prep for Rio merger?
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has transferred almost $22 billion in foreign assets into its Australian subsidiary in a sweeping global restructuring that could lay the groundwork for a future merger with…
Omai Gold logs high grades as resource update looms
Recent drilling by Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) returned results as high as 27.5 metres grading 2.63 grams gold per tonne in the Wenot deposit at its Omai…
Aftermath reports shallow copper, silver in Peru
Canadian explorer Aftermath Silver (TSXV: AAG; US-OTC: AAGFF) said drilling at its Berenguela silver-copper-manganese deposit in Peru intersected shallow mineralization, paving the way for an updated resource estimate. Hole AFD129…
China rules critical mineral despite efforts: IEA
A new report by the International Energy Agency paints a sobering picture of the global push to secure critical minerals as nations are forced to navigate through high geopolitical tensions…