Rio Tinto raises Yukon copper project stake, cuts diamond plan interest
Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is reshuffling its interests in two Canadian projects as it seeks to focus on green energy metals such as copper. Rio Tinto is spending…
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Dundee Precious extends Chelopech mine life by one year
Nearly 20 years after buying the Chelopech gold-copper mine in Bulgaria, Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) announced an updated resource estimate that stretches the mine life slightly to 2032 from 2031….
New high-grade copper find in DRC similar to Kakula, Ivanhoe says
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says it’s made a significant high-grade copper discovery in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) similar to the massive orebody it’s mining at the…
Alaska Energy Metals acquires Angliers-Belleterre nickel-copper project in Quebec
Alaska Energy Metals (TSX: AEMC) has closed its 100% acquisition of the Angliers-Belleterre nickel-copper project in Quebec for $2.8 million. The Angliers-Belleterre property is underlain by komatiitic ultramafic flow rocks…
Panama’s top court deems First Quantum contract unconstitutional
Panama’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) contract to operate the giant Cobre Panama copper mine, the only mining operation in the Central American country, is…
Nearly one-third of tailings dams close to protected areas – study
Nearly a third of the world’s mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, posing risks to some of the earth’s most precious species and landscapes. A recent…
American West samples high-grade copper, gold at Nunavut’s Tempest
American West Metals (ASX: AW1; US-OTC: AWMLF) on Monday reported bonanza-grade copper and zinc grab samples at the Tempest prospect of the Storm project in Nunavut. Samples assayed up to…
Foran Mining launches $200M private placement
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) plans to raise $200 million through a private placement to support the exploration and development of its projects in Saskatchewan. The offering includes up…
Ivanhoe to start copper exploration in Angola
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN), founded by billionaire Robert Friedland, plans to begin exploring Angola early next year for copper after securing rights over an area the size of Switzerland. The…
The missing link toward net zero? The power grid
Electric guzzling EV’s, trucks, trains and buses will soon move billions of people and cargo around this planet each day. So, what’s the best strategy to play this multi-decade investment…
NGEx Minerals expands Lunahuasi drill program
Lundin Group copper and gold explorer NGEx Minerals (TSXV: NGEX) said Friday it has restarted and increased the drill rig count at the Lunahuasi project in Argentina to four following…
Panama court to rule on First Quantum mine’s fate
Panama’s Supreme Court began deliberations on Friday to decide the future of First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) giant Cobre Panama copper operation, the Central American country’s only mine. The top…