Anglo American copper assets worth US$35B: analyst
BHP’s (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) bold move last week to approach Anglo American (LSE: AAL) with an unsolicited US$39 billion takeover offer has as its main objective to grab copper…
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Explorers need majors to fund innovation: report
Explorers depend almost exclusively on established miners for innovation even though larger companies restrain their pioneering research, according to a new study. Almost 90% of the industry says explorers don’t…
Bullion demand rises on central banks, East-West investor flip-flop, gold council says
Gold demand increased 3% during the first quarter because of buying by central banks, Asian investors and jewellers, the World Gold Council says in a new report. Purchases rose to…
Central banks, de-risking investors power gold price
Central bank buying and investors diversifying away from record stock markets are driving the price of gold to new highs, analysts say. The spot price of gold fell US$26.66 an…
Fear of scandal blocks fund managers from mining: survey with Vale, BlackRock
Miners must prioritize environmental, social and governmental (ESG) improvements to attract investment funds, according to a new survey featuring Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Mark Cutifani and BlackRock, the world’s largest asset…
Global Atomic plunges as Niger’s junta expels US troops
Shares in Global Atomic (TSX: GLO) have dropped nearly a third since the military rulers of Niger, where the company is developing its Dasa uranium project, vowed on the weekend…
TNM Drill Down: Collective tops assays again with Guayabales project in Colombia
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the best gold assays of the March 8-15 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width as identified by data company…
Show the public that minerals, tech are solutions for net zero: Seequent panel
Instead of reminiscing about the old times of hunting for minerals in the bush, miners need to talk up tech opportunities to attract young people to mining, industry panelists told…
Net-zero goal within reach, or is it, new surveys argue
Solar energy will dominate the mining industry by 2040, or it will take an additional 20 years, according to two new executive surveys from different sides of the globe. Mining…
Poor forecasting triggers big writedowns for miners while some get lucky, study shows
Mining companies must improve their metal price forecasting to reduce mine failures and increase long-term returns for investors, according to a new study. Tumbling metal prices account for more than…
Satellites spot China slowing copper smelters
Global copper smelters were about a third more idle this year through February than they normally are as leading producer China slowed output, according to a London-based company that uses…
Lithium prices and equities to rise from bottom by July, Canaccord Genuity says
Prices for lithium and the stocks of companies trying to mine it are poised to rebound by July although they’re unlikely to resume the boom times of two years ago,…