RANKED: Top 10 new copper projects by mine life
Demand for copper, an economic indicator in itself because of its widespread use in wiring and plumbing, is expected to vastly expand as the world transitions to greener energy to…
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd
Ivanhoe taps Glencore for US$250M to start world-beating Kipushi early
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says it has signed off-take and financing agreements with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to restart the world’s highest grade zinc mine at Kipushi in the…
PDAC: Canada eyes US-style project funding while market may replace Chinese cash
Canada is considering how to match funding opportunities by the United States for critical mineral projects while balancing national security with the need for Chinese investment, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan…
Make metals with China not war, Friedland tells PDAC
Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chair of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN), says the West shouldn’t go to war over Taiwan because it needs investment from China to mine metals for the global…
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…
Wesdome CEO resigns in surprise move after delayed projects, output
Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) president and chief executive officer Duncan Middlemiss has resigned after the Kiena mine upgrade in Quebec fell behind schedule and the company missed production goals. …
Maple Gold seeks Abitibi acquisitions as it drills deep in Quebec
NEAR MATAGAMI, QUEBEC– Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) is in “advanced and detailed” talks with three potential acquisitions as it seeks to nearly double its contained gold resources,…
Ivanhoe, Gecamines kick off construction at Kipushi zinc mine in DRC
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) and Congo’s state mining company Gécamines have begun construction activities at the historic Kipushi underground zinc-copper mine, which they plan returning to production…
Fatal accident at Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula mine in Congo
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) announced on Friday the death of an employee at its Kamoa-Kakula mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a ground fall….
Ivanhoe eyes Phase 3 expansion at Kamoa-Kakula in the DRC
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has said that the Phase 3 expansion at its Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will increase its annual…
Ivanhoe Mines strikes streams and offtake agreements for Platreef
Ivanplats, the South African subsidiary of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), has struck two stream financing deals with Orion Mine Finance and Nomad Royalty for its Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold project…
Ganfeng Lithium to buy 50% of Mali mine for $130 million
Ganfeng also wants at least half of Goulamina’s first-phase annual output, estimated in 455,000 tonnes of spodumene.