AbraSilver raises $48.4M for Diablillos in Argentina
AbraSilver Resource (TSXV: ABRA) plans to raise nearly $49 million to fund the development of its Diablillos project in Argentina, which it predicts to be one of the world’s top…
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Chile orders Lundin mine near sinkhole shut for good
Chile’s environmental authority SMA ordered on Thursday the “total and definitive” closure of Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN) Alcaparrosa mine after an almost three-year probe into a massive sinkhole near the operation. The…
London Symposium JV Video: Forte Minerals uses deep Andean experience to drill for copper, gold
Forte Minerals (CSE: CUAU; US-OTC: FOMNF) is leveraging its decades of work in the Americas to explore for copper and gold in Peru. CEO Patrick Elliott says his team has…
China funnelled US$57B to control critical mineral supply chain: report
China has systematically extended its control over critical minerals essential for the global energy transition and net-zero emissions, using a network of at least 26 state-backed financial institutions over the…
The future of copper mining’s top tier?
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) appears to be discarding its long-running interest in Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and pivoting to spend billions instead on expanding its own assets. Over the…
London Symposium JV Video: Aris Mining seeks twice its output level
Aris Mining is aiming to attract more institutional investors as it works towards a goal of doubling production by 2026, CEO Neil Woodyer says in a new video. Aris is…
Fortuna posts record precious metals output in 2024
Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) reported record production results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 from its five operating mines abroad. For the whole of 2024, Fortuna…
Teck sees copper supply/demand win
Soaring demand for electric vehicles and power plants should support copper prices over the coming decades as supply constraints continue to plague the industry, Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE:…
VRIC: Copper majors are hunting for explorers
Despite the upheaval of a new Donald Trump presidency in the U.S., pundits at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference held firm that the metal’s long-term future is as bright as…
London Symposium JV Video: Pan American Silver
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) has expanded to 10 operations across eight countries with its Yamana Gold deal and looks to advance key projects after selling non-core assets,…
Teck allots up to US$3.9B to boost copper output
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, plans to invest up to US$3.9 billion over the next four years to increase its copper production to about…
Barrick eyes selling Zaldivar mine stake: report
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is reportedly seeking to divest its 50% stake in the Zaldivar copper mine run by Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) in Chile, Bloomberg reported. Barrick has…