Anglo American strategy boss replaces Cutifani as CEO
Duncan Wanblad, 54, will be the first South African to run the company since Tony Trahar stepped down in 2007.
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Where is the missing Kumtor gold?
Canada’s Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) says the Kumtor mine the Kyrgyz government had expropriated in May has underperformed the 2021 mine plan for June through September by 24%….
Neal “the deal” Froneman is having a helluva year
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Ganfeng Lithium lands fresh three-year supply deal with Tesla
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BMO Financial Group’s David Jacobson warns of a potential critical minerals crisis
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Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt
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Updated: Calibre Mining to acquire Fiore Gold
In another sign that it’s not just large mining companies looking at M&A deals, Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is buying fellow Canadian miner Fiore Gold (TSXV: F; US-OTC:…
Alrosa says global diamond sector “fully recovered” from pandemic hit
Alrosa, the world’s top diamond miner by output, says the industry has “fully recovered” from the Covid-19 pandemic as a structural production decline paired with growing end-user demand are pushing…
Alrosa says global stock of rough diamonds “minimal”
Alrosa (MCX: ALRS), the world’s top diamond miner by output, warned that global stocks of roughs are nearing multi-year lows, as demand continues to increase with not meaningful supply response from…
World Copper pursues low-cost oxide strategy
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Tesla inks multi-year nickel supply deal with Prony
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has inked a multi-year nickel supply deal with New Caledonia’s Prony Resources, which guarantees the U.S. carmaker about 42,000 tonnes of the metal needed to produce the…
Silver Hammer aims at large-scale resource growth and near-term production
Shortly after mobilizing the first drill rig to its Silver Strand brownfields asset in Idaho, U.S., newly renamed Silver Hammer Mining (CSE: HAMR) is aiming at building a multi-asset silver-focused…