Beaver Creek: Gold’s bond break puts juniors in play
BEAVER CREEK, COLO. Gold has more than doubled since early 2022 even as U.S. bond yields climbed, a break investors at the Precious Metals Summit say may signal bullion is…
Articles by Henry Lazenby
Brazil court shuts Sigma Lithium mine
Sigma Lithium (TSXV, Nasdaq: SGML; ASX: SAU) has halted all mining and processing at its Grota do Cirilo complex in Brazil, two days after dismissing reports that a court had…
Lynas shares sink on A$968M Meteoric deal
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC; US-OTC: LYSDY, LYSCF) has agreed to buy Meteoric Resources (ASX: MEI; US-OTC: METOF) in an all-share deal valued at A$968 million (C$954.3 million), gaining control…
Gold Fields halts Windfall work as Quebec permit lapses
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – South Africa’s Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) has paused underground development at Windfall in Quebec after an exploration-work permit expired, leaving its proposed $1.9 billion (C$2.7…
Beaver Creek: BC chief warns permits aren’t consent
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. – A Kwagu’ł hereditary chief cautioned mining investors not to mistake government permits or mineral claims for his people’s consent, saying capital spent before engagement gives companies…
Hercules extends Idaho copper discovery
Hercules Metals (TSXV: BIG; US-OTC: BADEF) has extended its Southern Flats copper discovery in Idaho, enlarging a target that may connect with the Leviathan system to the north. Hole HER-26-01…
Mining Forum: Friedland wants to kill the SAG mill
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Robert Friedland wants to replace mining’s power-hungry grinding mills with short bursts of electricity that shatter ore from the inside. The Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC:…
Mining Forum: Miners have cash but lack the crews
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Major miners have the money to expand but face shortages of skilled workers and contractors that threaten to delay new production and drive up construction costs,…
Mining Forum: AI begins paying off, McKinsey says
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Fifteen of 19 major mining companies tracked by McKinsey reported financial gains from artificial intelligence in the third quarter through Sept. 11, up from four in…
Video: Mining’s next generation faces the test
Mining’s younger leaders are setting out to build companies that can survive the next downturn as veteran executives prepare to hand over control. Last week at the Precious Metals Summit…
Mining Forum: US needs Canada to break China’s minerals grip
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Washington’s hostility towards Canada threatens its effort to reduce dependence on Chinese minerals, former U.S. sanctions official Edward Fishman said Monday. The United States has the…
Beaver Creek: Mining’s next generation takes the wheel
Mining is entering a generational handover as veteran founders and dealmakers begin stepping back, leaving a younger group of executives to prove they can build lasting companies through changing commodity…