2020

BeMetals looks to development path in Idaho

Since B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) launched BeMetals (TSXV: BMET) two years ago as a base-metals-focused junior, the company has picked up a development-stage zinc-silver project in southwestern Idaho called…


Bluestone secures US$30M, names Jack Lundin CEO

Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR; US-OTC: BBSRF) has entered into a US$30 million credit facility led by the French financial services firm Natixis. “We were very pleased to receive support from…




The Mantoverde copper mine in Chile, which Anglo American sold, along with the nearby Mantos Blancos copper mine, to a consortium led by Audley Capital Advisors earlier this year. Credit:  Anglo American

Mitsubishi acquires 30% of Mantoverde copper mine

Japanese powerhouse Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC) has acquired a 30% stake in Mantos Copper’s Mantoverde mine and associated projects in Chile for US$263 million. MMC has been seeking to participate…


Lucara recovers 549 carat white diamond

Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a 549 carat diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana. The mine — one of the world’s most prolific producers of large and high-value…


Shares of lithium miners off to the races

Shares in lithium producers soared on Tuesday with the sector getting caught up in the investor enthusiasm for electric vehicle pioneer Tesla. Tesla’s stock value has doubled since December, and…




Ivanhoe boosts resource for Kamoa-Kakula in DRC

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has updated the resource estimate for its massive Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kamoa-Kakula — among the world’s largest copper…


BHP Billiton's majority-owned Escondida copper mine in northern Chile's Atacama desert. Source: BHP Billiton

BHP to supply desalinated water to Escondida

BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP) Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest, will stop drawing fresh water from the Atacama salt flat, using instead desalinated water brought from its…



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