Rio Tinto to invest $2.5B to expand Rincon lithium project in Argentina
Rincon is the company’s first commercial-scale lithium operation.
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Satellite data analysis shows copper smelting activity surged in November
Global copper smelting last month reached its highest level since February, according to a report released Wednesday that tracks smelter inactivity. Average smelter inactivity fell 2.7% from October to 13.4%…
Jaguar Mining stock plunges after tailings pile slump forces mine shutdown
Shares of Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG) plummeted after the Canadian gold miner said Monday it was temporarily shutting its Turmalina mine in Brazil after a nearby tailings pile failure. Jaguar…
Centerra backs Dryden Gold with $3.4M for 9.9% stake
Ontario-focused Dryden Gold (TSXV: DRY; USOTC: DRYGF) received a boost on Tuesday after it said Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) will be taking up a 9.9% equity stake in…
London Symposium: Rule, Roosen call for smarter junior mining investment
“No one ever won the Kentucky Derby with the best jockey on a donkey,” Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV; NYSE: ODV) founder and CEO Sean Roosen told an industry event last…
GoviEx initiates arbitration against Niger in uranium permit dispute
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU; USOTC: GVXXF) is going to arbitration with Niger for revoking its permit on the feasibility-stage Madaouéla project, one of the world’s largest uranium developments. Niger’s military…
Germany to backstop Savannah’s spodumene lithium project in Portugal
Germany’s export credit agency Euler Hermes has signed a non-binding letter of interest for a project finance loan guarantee of up to US$270 million for Savannah Resources (LSE: SAV) to…
Torex Gold plunges after gas leak kills three at Mexican underground mine
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) says a fatal carbon monoxide gas leak at its El Limón Guajes (ELG) underground mine in Guerrero state, Mexico has claimed the lives of three…
SSR to be 3rd-biggest US gold miner with Cripple Creek & Victor deal
The miner announced the acquisition of CC&V in Colorado from Newmont on Friday.
Iamgold cuts Westwood reserves by 17% amid mine plan overhaul
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) shares fell Thursday after it cut 202,300 oz., or 17%, off the December 2023 Westwood Complex reserve estimate in Quebec. The downgrade follows new classification…
China’s ‘super-giant’ gold discovery claim sounds ‘aspirational,’ WGC expert says
The World Gold Council (WGC) is skeptical about China’s Nov. 21 claim of discovering a US$83 billion gold deposit in the southeastern province of Hunan. The Geological Bureau of Hunan…
G2 Goldfields advances G3 spin-out of Guyana assets
G2 Goldfields (TSX: GTWO; US-OTC: GUYGF) plans to seek shareholder approval to spin out its non-core Guyanese assets into a new company, G3 Goldfields, as an updated resource for its…