Sojitz considers Gibraltar exit over B.C. mine risks
Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB) says it’s negotiating to buy out minority partner Sojitz in the vast Gibraltar copper mine in British Columbia after the Japanese company noted…
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Filo’s longest copper cuts in Argentina boost takeover appeal
Filo Mining’s (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) “impressive” drill results showing the longest interval yet from its Filo del Sol project in Argentina’s high Andes could make the company a buy-out…
Peru’s political crisis puts mining in the crosshairs
Peru’s ongoing political crisis spells more trouble for miners in the world’s No. 2 copper producing nation, following two years marked by increasingly frequent protests targeting the industry. The country…
Camino to partner with Japan’s Nittetsu at Los Chapitos in Peru
Camino Corp. (TSXV: COR) has signed a letter of intent to partner with Japan’s Nittetsu Mining Co. at its Los Chapitos copper exploration project in Peru. Nittetsu currently operates the…
MMG shuts Las Bambas copper mine amid Peru protests
China-backed miner MMG Ltd has placed its vast Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, the world’s second largest producing nation of the metal, on care and maintenance due to ongoing…
U.S. agency blocks Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project in Alaska
Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) contentious Pebble project in southwest Alaska is on the rocks again after the Environmental Protection Agency denied environmental approvals. The EPA on…
US markets post gains over Jan. 23-27 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 602.59 points or 1.81% to finish the Jan. 23-27 trading week at 33,978.08 and the S&P 500 rose 97.95 points or 2.47% to 4,070.56….
TSX moves higher during Jan. 23-27 trading week
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 211.3 points or 1.03% to finish the Jan. 23-27 trading week at 20,714.50. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.35 points or 0.29% to 120.80…
Industry scolds U.S. for mining ban in Minnesota wilderness area
The mining industry is criticizing a United States government decision to remove a large swath of northeastern Minnesota from development for 20 years even as the administration promotes critical minerals…
2023 is ‘likely to surprise’ us as much as 2022 did, finds White & Case survey
Inflation and geopolitics have overtaken ESG as the biggest concerns for 2023, while energy costs, shifting supply chains, and climate-related regulation and activism still worry firms. Despite shared concerns, there…
Stillwater expands resource, nickel by more than half at Montana project
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; OTC: PGEZF) has increased its resource estimate tonnage significantly at its Stillwater West battery and platinum metals project in Montana as it looks to emulate…
Energy Metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
As zero-emissions technologies continue to develop, demand is steadily rising for uranium, nickel, lithium, copper and graphite. Here’s a glimpse of eight companies exploring for or mining the energy metals. Baselode Energy …