The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a roadmap for rebuilding the country’s nuclear energy sector, including commitments to bolster domestic production of uranium, increase its enrichment as a fuel…
Peruvian copper mine Antamina, owned by BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN), has reported 210 positive cases of coronavirus and said the date to restart operations is…
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has released the results of an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its KSM gold-copper project, 65 km northwest of Stewart, British Columbia. The…
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has completed 13.5 km of underground development — 4.2 km ahead of plan — at its Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of…
Rio Tinto ( NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) will spend a further A$9.2 million (US$5.9 million) on exploration at the Citadel copper-gold project, a joint venture with junior Antipa Minerals (ASX:…
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) is buying Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY) in a $105 million (US$75 million) cash and stock deal that creates a diversified precious metals producer with…
After signing a deal with Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) to earn a 70% stake in its Pueblo Grande project in the Dominican Republic earlier this month, Precipitate Gold…
Haywood Securities has cut its base metal price forecasts for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment dealer expects copper will cost US$2.45 per lb. (from its previous estimate…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is set to take control of Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) Porgera mine after refusing to extend the company’s lease on environmental and social grounds,…
CIBC is increasing its gold price forecast to US$1,725 per oz. in 2020 and US$1,800 per oz. in 2021, up from its previous estimates of US$1,600 per oz. for both…
Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in forecasting silver market conditions over the rest of the year, extended physical demand could drive the metal’s price higher in 2020,…
Greenhouse emissions are expected to fall by 6% this year due to a global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, but that would not…
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