BHP averts strike at world’s biggest copper mine
Unionized workers at Escondida mine in northern Chile have accepted BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) latest offer and will not move forward with a strike that was planned for…
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Austral Gold sells Pinguino project in Argentina to ASX-listed E2 Metals
Austral Gold (TSXV: AGLD; ASX: AGD) is selling its Pinguino polymetallic project in Argentina to E2 Metals (ASX: E2M) for US$10 million in cash and shares, the companies said on…
‘Intransigent’ creditors scuttle sale of Great Panther’s Coricancha, says would-be buyer Newrange
Great Panther Mining (US-OTC: GPLDK) and Newrange Gold (TSXV: NRG) have called off a planned share purchase agreement that would have seen Newrange take full control of the Coricancha gold-silver-lead-zinc-copper mine in Peru. The…
World to face 8-million tonne copper deficit by 2032, Codelco warns
Codelco, the world’s biggest copper producer, warned on Thursday that global shortages of the metal may reach 8 million tonnes by 2032, as soaring demand continues to offset the number…
SolGold welcomes Jiangxi Copper as new investor
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) announced Wednesday that certain investors, including China’s Jiangxi Copper (Hong Kong) Investment Co.. have agreed to purchase 180 million shares of the company at a…
Camino confirms continuity of mineralization at new copper discovery in Peru; stock jumps
Camino Minerals (TSXV: COR; US-OTC: CAMZF) has announced high solubility results over significant copper oxide intercepts in the Lourdes zone at its Los Chapitos property in Peru. Lourdes is one of…
SolGold delays Cascabel feasibility, Porvenir PEA as it looks to cost reduction
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) announced Tuesday that it will delay the Cascabel feasibility study and Porvenir preliminary economic assessment (PEA) due to the evolving capital cost environment and its…
Sigma Lithium wraps up first phase of US$5.1B Brazil project next month
Canadian explorer Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) is on track to finish construction of the first phase of its Grota do Cirilo lithium hard rock project in Brazil by…
HeliosX to drill Nevada assets next year
Next year is looking to be a pivotal one for HeliosX Lithium & Technologies Corp. (TSXV: HX; US-OTCQB: HXLTF) as it plans to mobilize drills and equipment to its Nevada…
Site visit: Reunion Gold speeds up drilling at Oko West in Guyana en route to 2023 resource
On a 35-minute helicopter ride from Guyana’s capital of Georgetown to Reunion Gold’s (TSXV: RGD) Oko West project in the Cuyuni mining district, it’s easy to see where the South…
TSX drifts downward over the Nov. 11-18 trading week
Stocks fell slightly over the Nov. 11-18 trading period as energy stocks suffered from European oil and natural gas inventories approaching capacity and tech companies like Amazon announced layoffs, while…
US Markets inch lower over Nov. 14-18 trading week
U.S. markets showed a modest decline over the Nov. 14-18 trading week as mixed data on inflation and retail sales were balanced by positive earnings in both the consumer cyclical…