Video: Rob McEwen bets big on developing world’s greenest copper mine
With a personal investment of US$225 million on the line, much is at stake for Rob McEwen with the success of McEwen Copper’s flagship Los Azules project in Argentina. McEwen,…
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JV Video: Pan American Silver eyes growth in buoyant metals market
Pan American Silver‘s (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) integration of Yamana Gold’s Latin American assets has delivered US$150 million in free cash flow in the third quarter alone, an industry conference…
JV Video: Cornejo, Lundin redefine mining sustainability and bold deals
Forward-facing partnerships and sustainable innovation are reshaping the mining industry’s future, Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) Amparo Cornejo and Lundin Group’s Adam Lundin told an industry event in…
Patriot Battery Metals surges on Volkswagen’s $69M buy of 9.9% stake
Shares in Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT) soared 29% Wednesday morning on news German automaker Volkswagen plans to take a 9.9% stake in the lithium company for $69…
BC mining groups reject permitting delays, economic benefits study
Two British Columbia mining groups slammed a report on mine development delays as “flawed” but noted it shows the need for overhauling the province’s permitting process. The study, “Does regulation…
Torex Gold’s mining suspension in Mexico lifted
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) can resume work at its Morelos mine after Mexico’s Director General of Mines lifted its temporary suspension on Wednesday. The company was ordered to suspend…
Video: Rick Rule predicts soaring gold prices amid US fiscal imbalance
Veteran resource investor Rick Rule foresees a significant surge in gold prices, citing the unsustainable fiscal path of the United States, he told an industry event in London. Rule pointed…
Canada to impose new tariffs on China
Canada is to slap more tariffs on a range of imports from China early next year “to combat unfair Chinese trade practices,” the federal government said Monday in its 2024…
JV Video: Purepoint targets high-grade discoveries with Athabasca Basin partnerships
Purepoint Uranium (TSXV: PTU) plans an aggressive exploration strategy in the Athabasca Basin, host to the world’s highest-grade uranium deposits, an industry event heard in London. The company spent US$10…
Governments inject US$50M into Nouveau Monde Graphite for ore-to-battery plans
Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG; TSX.V: NOU) announced a US$50 million equity investment by the Canada Growth Fund (CGF) and the Quebec government – via its agent Investissement Québec –…
Video: ESG needs realistic overhaul, O’Toole says
American voter backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles threatens Canada’s mining industry and its role in the continent’s emerging clean energy supply chain, the former head of the…
Miners navigate high risks, ransoms in West Africa
Mali’s military government is trying to arrest the CEO of the world’s second-largest gold company while the junta in Niger has tightened its stranglehold on a French state-owned uranium mine….