Coeur takes 17.8% stake in Victoria Gold
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is acquiring a 17.8% stake from Orion Mine Finance in Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX), which owns and operates the Eagle gold mine in the Yukon. The…
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Zambia reinstates GoviEx’s Chirundu licence
The Zambian government has reinstated the mining licence for GoviEx Uranium’s (TSXV: GXU; US-OTC: GVXXF) Chirundu property, part of the junior’s Mutanga project. The licence was cancelled in July 2020…
JV Article: How royalties are outpacing miners
Streaming and royalty financing deal flows are predicted to grow significantly over the next decade, and move beyond the precious metals market. Gold and silver now make up 96% of…
Wheaton’s Smallwood sees deal opportunities growing faster than the competition
The opportunity landscape for closing new precious metals streaming deals is growing faster than the competition, Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) CEO Randy Smallwood tells The…
The View from England: To deliver a mine, expect the worst
Memorable corporate and political anniversaries are front of mind at the moment, as is an historic expedition with a valuable lesson for risk assessors everywhere. Newmont recently celebrated its 100th…
Commodities that will rule the green, digital transition
A new report by Fitch Solutions forecasts that some ‘conventional’ commodities will receive an added boost in the next 20 years as they take a central stage in the green…
Cameco shares surge despite posting Q1 loss
Despite the near-term costs of its business strategy and unplanned disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) ended the first quarter of 2021 with over a billion…
Kyrgyzstan to temporarily take over Centerra’s Kumtor mine
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan, home to major gold and copper mines, have passed a law allowing the state to temporarily seize Centerra Gold’s (TSX: CG) Kumtor mine, the largest gold operation in…
Magnet rare earth oxide market to increase fivefold by 2030 – report
A new report by Adamas Intelligence forecasts that the market for magnet rare earth oxides will increase fivefold by 2030 to US$15.65 billion from the current US$2.98 billion. Underpinning this…
Ganfeng Lithium chases Bacanora in US$265m deal
Shares in lithium explorer and developer Bacanora Minerals (LSE: BCN) jumped as much as 38% on May 6 after China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s top lithium producers, offered the company…
Lucara secures US$220 million for Karowe expansion
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) has secured up to US$220 million in credit-approved commitments for senior debt facilities, which will help it fund a five-year, US$514 million underground expansion of its Karowe mine…
Rio Tinto shareholders reject former CEO’s exit package
A majority of Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) shareholders oppose the exit package handed to former chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques, ousted after the destruction of sacred rock shelters in…