Ivanhoe’s Kamoa exceeds annual copper guidance
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVAPF) announced today that its Kamoa-Kakula joint venture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded the upper end of its annual copper production…
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Avino totals 137M oz. silver-equivalent at La Preciosa
The latest resource estimate for the La Preciosa silver project, which is being acquired by Avino Silver and Gold Mines (TSX: ASM; NYSE: ASM), totals 137 million oz. of silver-equivalent…
Newcrest moves to boost stake in Havieron gold-copper project
Australia’s largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM), is moving to increase its stake in the Havieron gold-copper project that it is developing with Greatland Gold (AIM:GGP) in the Paterson…
Last chance for Harte Gold bidders to come forward
Potential suitors for Harte Gold (TSX: HRT) and its Sugar Zone gold mine in Ontario have until Jan. 14 to submit bids for the distressed company. If no bids are received, Australia’s Silver Lake Resources…
Allkem releases feasibility study for James Bay lithium project in Quebec
Allkem (TSX: AKE; ASX: AKE) has released a feasibility study for its James Bay hard rock lithium project in Quebec, located 130 km east of James Bay and the Cree Nation of…
Argentina’s Chubut province repeals new open-pit mining law after protests
Argentina’s Chubut province has reversed a decision to allow open pit mining in certain zones of the province following protests against the law. On December 15, the province approved a…
Update: BHP won’t match Wyloo offer for Noront
Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) has chosen to go with the latest bid put forward by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals, giving BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) five…
Gensource bags synergistic new Tugaske project
Gensource Potash (TSXV: GSP; AIM: GSP) has increased its potash asset base by purchasing an additional 7,244 hectares at $14.26 per hectare of land directly abutting its Tugaske project in…
Rio Tinto to buy lithium project in Argentina for US$825M
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is expanding its lithium ambitions beyond the Jadar project in Serbia by agreeing to buy the Rincon brine project, located in the…
Global nickel supply could increase by 20% in 2022 – report
Commodity researcher Global Palladium Fund forecasts a global nickel surplus of 59,000 tonnes in 2022. The analyst expects the surplus to be concentrated in low-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) and…
Vale to sell Moatize coal mine to Vulcan for US$270M
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is selling its Moatize coal mine and the Nacala logistic corridor, a multibillion-dollar port and rail project in Mozambique, to Vulcan Minerals (TSXV: VUL) in a transaction…
Noront picks Wyloo’s latest offer, gives BHP five days to match
Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) said today it has chosen to go with the latest bid put forward by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals, but has given BHP (NYSE: BHP;…