Large-scale and artisanal-scale mining (ASM) are often at odds. Artisanal miners are frequently seen as squatters by large-scale companies, using land concessions without formal rights. Their presence also increases the…
Canada’s natural diamond market needs a new discovery to invigorate investor interest in a flagging industry, says sector heavyweight Eira Thomas. The Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) CEO says several diamond…
Altona Rare Earths (LSE: REE) said on Wednesday it had reopened its Monte Muambe rare earths project in Mozambique, with drilling to resume on or around July 15. The exploration…
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) said on Wednesday it was rolling out a new 10-year plan at its Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is Africa’s…
Over the June 26-30 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 737.06 points or 3.8% to 20,155.29. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 2.01 points or 1.93% to 106.16 and…
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) said on Tuesday it had fully repaid all interest-bearing loans that it borrowed from gold company Equigold and the Industrial Development Corp. of South Africa (IDC). The company,…
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) returned as Canada’s largest mining company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, displacing last year’s leader Nutrien (TSX: NTR), which plummeted in market value by…
Galiano Gold (TSX: GAU) is on track to resume hard-rock mining operations at the Asanko gold mine (AGM) in Ghana in the fourth quarter following the award of a mining…
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV) said Friday it had sold its 90% interests in the Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines in Burkina Faso for about US$300 million, as part…
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) plans to build a half-billion-dollar plant in Quebec processing battery materials from its own mining projects and others. The Ottawa-based company intends to buy a…
African-focused Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL; ASX: A11) says a new feasibility study for its hard-rock Ewoyaa project in Ghana increases net present value and free cash flow even as building…
Rare earths, 17 minerals critical to the energy transition for their use in electric car batteries and wind turbines, are also crucial to national security for use in aerospace and…
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