Seabed miners face squeeze under oceans law
A newly ratified treaty to safeguard life at sea is expected to intensify opposition to deep-sea mining at a United Nations climate summit this week in New York, running alongside…
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Mining Forum Americas: Former Barrick CEO elevates Fourmile in Nevada plan
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) says its new Fourmile project in Nevada can be developed without new processing plants and fits within the company’s capital-returns…
Newmont sells entire Orla stake for $439M
Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT) has sold its 13% stake in Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) for $439 million (C$605 million), marking another step in its broader divestiture program aimed at…
Atico secures $158M protection for Ecuador project
Atico Mining (TSXV: ATY, US-OTC: ATCMF) has inked an investment protection agreement (IPA) with the government of Ecuador for its La Plata mining project as it enters the final stages…
Mining Forum Americas: Gold majors vow discipline
Colorado Springs , Colo. – A year of record bullion prices has the gold sector talking less about buying ounces in takeovers and more about finding them in their midst….
Mining Forum Americas: B2Gold open to M&A in 2026
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) is open to mergers and acquisitions but may hold off until next year, when management expects the market to assign greater value to its fully…
Brazil arrests mining agency head in corruption probe
Authorities in Brazil arrested the head of the country’s mining agency (Agência Nacional de Mineração, or ANM) as part of a wide-ranging federal operation targeting corruption, environmental crimes and illegal…
Ecuador casts doubt on Dundee’s Loma Larga
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has requested further information on DPM Metals’ (TSX: DPM) Loma Larga gold project, handing responsibility for its approval or rejection to authorities in the southern province…
BHP, Lundin bet $400M on Argentina copper hub
BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP) and Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN) joint venture in Argentina is investing more than $400 million near the Chilean border, aiming to develop a multibillion-dollar copper project…
Lithium Ionic boosts projected returns for Brazil project
Lithium Ionic (TSX-V: LTH; US-OTC: LTHCF) said a definitive feasibility study for its Bandeira project in eastern Brazil shows higher returns, lower capital costs and a longer mine life than…
Anglo, Codelco seal pact to mine $5B in Chilean copper
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco have sealed a landmark deal to jointly operate their neighbouring mines in central Chile, unlocking at least $5 billion in value….
Beaver Creek: Crypto joins gold windfall in M&A race
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Flush crypto firms and gold miners are driving industry M&A in a competitive market where the number of discoveries has slid by more than half, this…