Fate of Barrick’s US$7B project in Pakistan to be decided next week
Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) will hear next week whether it can proceed with its US$7-billion Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, close to the borders of Iran and…
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Murchison shares surge on best results yet from central Quebec nickel project
Shares in Murchison Minerals (TSXV: MUR; US-OTC: MURMF) shot up 50% Tuesday on near-surface, high-grade drill results from its Haut-Plateau de la Manicouagan (HPM) nickel property in Quebec. The explorer…
HighGold stock rises on best intersection drilled at JT deposit in Alaska
HighGold Mining (TSXV: HIGH, US-OTC: HGGOF) has reported assay results from four infill and expansion drill holes completed at the JT deposit, part of the company’s Johnson Tract polymetallic project…
BHP averts strike at world’s biggest copper mine
Unionized workers at Escondida mine in northern Chile have accepted BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) latest offer and will not move forward with a strike that was planned for…
‘Intransigent’ creditors scuttle sale of Great Panther’s Coricancha, says would-be buyer Newrange
Great Panther Mining (US-OTC: GPLDK) and Newrange Gold (TSXV: NRG) have called off a planned share purchase agreement that would have seen Newrange take full control of the Coricancha gold-silver-lead-zinc-copper mine in Peru. The…
Atalaya Mining stock rises on new discoveries from regional exploration in Spain
Atalaya Mining (TSX: AYM) shares took off on Friday morning following the latest update on its regional exploration program in southern Spain, which included a potential new massive sulphide discovery…
RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by ore throughput in 2022
The amount of tonnes of ore extracted from the earth in a day is vast at the world’s largest mines — owned and operated by the majors of the industry….
Rio Tinto-Turquoise Hill takeover vote set for Dec. 9
Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TQR) has set Dec. 9 as the date its shareholders will finally vote on the proposed US$3.3-billion takeover of the company by Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO;…
World to face 8-million tonne copper deficit by 2032, Codelco warns
Codelco, the world’s biggest copper producer, warned on Thursday that global shortages of the metal may reach 8 million tonnes by 2032, as soaring demand continues to offset the number…
SolGold welcomes Jiangxi Copper as new investor
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) announced Wednesday that certain investors, including China’s Jiangxi Copper (Hong Kong) Investment Co.. have agreed to purchase 180 million shares of the company at a…
Camino confirms continuity of mineralization at new copper discovery in Peru; stock jumps
Camino Minerals (TSXV: COR; US-OTC: CAMZF) has announced high solubility results over significant copper oxide intercepts in the Lourdes zone at its Los Chapitos property in Peru. Lourdes is one of…
Boliden to earn 70% stake in Amarc’s DUKE project
Amarc Resources ( TSXV: AHR; OTCQB: AXREF) has signed an earn-in agreement with the Boliden Group whereby the Swedish major can earn up to a 70% ownership in the DUKE…