TSX Venture steady over Dec. 12-16 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 1.36 points or 0.2% over the Dec. 12-16 trading period to end at 576.26. Los Andes Copper lost 45¢ to $13.50 over the…
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U.S. markets continue to slide during Dec. 12 – 16 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 556 points, or 1.7%, to 32,920.46, and the S&P 500 lost 82 points or 2.1%, over the week to 3,852.4. The top value gainer…
Newcrest CEO Biswas leaves Australia’s top gold miner
Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) announced on Monday that its chief executive officer Sandeep Biswas is retiring from the role effective immediately, after eight years at the helm of Australia’s top gold…
Transparency International denounces lack of clarity in Cobre Panamá’s negotiations
The Panamanian chapter of Transparency International (TI) issued a communiqué denouncing what the organization deems as a lack of clarity in the negotiations between the government of President Laurentino Cortizo…
How Brazil is becoming a global leader in the production of green metals
For years, Brazil was overlooked as a favourable mining jurisdiction within South America. But what’s recently become apparent is that times are changing. The countries that were once deemed as…
Rio Tinto secures direct ownership of Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LON: RIO; ASX: RIO) is now the majority owner of the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia, as it has completed its US$3.3 billion buyout…
Panama orders suspension of First Quantum’s giant copper mine
Panama’s government has ordered First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) to halt operations at its Cobre Panama copper mine after it failed to agree terms for a new contract with the…
Eldorado Gold board okays Skouries gold-copper project restart
Canada’s Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) said the board has approved an investment decision and full restart of construction activities at its Skouries gold-copper project in northern Greece. The…
Analysts forecast a mixed bag for commodities amid global 2023 slowdown
Given the tumultuous past two years that saw global markets ebb and flow to extreme degrees, it’s perhaps no surprise that the only thing that’s certain about the 2023 outlook…
Barrick Gold to go ahead with US$7B Reko Diq project
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is going ahead with construction of its Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan after the country’s top court cleared the path for…
Marimaca Copper stock rises as company drills first significant sulphides in Chile
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) revealed on Thursday the sulphide potential of its Marimaca oxide deposit (MOD) in Chile, with drill hole MAD-22 returning 92 metres at 2.11% total copper from…
First Quantum Panama copper mine deadline passes without a deal
The government of Panama has rejected a last-minute proposal by First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) to amend its US$375 million a year royalty agreement, casting the operation of the Cobre…