Barrick secures 15-year North Mara licences in Tanzania
Tanzania has renewed Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) licences for the North Mara gold mine for 15 years, securing its operating tenure as the company weighs an expansion. North…
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Silver shortage could flip to surplus in 2027: Deutsche
Rising silver inventories and declining industrial demand could trigger a supply glut as soon as next year, Deutsche Bank says in a new report. Spot prices for silver could average…
Greenland advances Tanbreez rare earths project
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) has won Greenland government approval for the mining and closure plans at its Tanbreez rare earths project, clearing a major hurdle towards construction. Tanbreez, in southern…
Surge Battery boosts returns, cuts costs for Nevada lithium project
A new economic study for Surge Battery Metals’ (TSXV: NILI; US-OTC: NILIF) Nevada North lithium project has lifted forecast returns and reduced expenses. Using an 8% discount rate and a…
Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
World Bank backs $1.4B for Chile’s copper giant
The World Bank Group is holding up a financing structure used by Chile’s state-owned Codelco as a model for mineral-rich countries seeking to attract long-term private capital while reducing mining’s…
Ranked: September capital raisings tumble 90%
Mining financings fell nearly 90% year over year to $765 million (C$1 billion) in September, down 78% from August. Over the 12 months ended Sept. 30, tracked financings totalled $23.34…
Glencore gets RIGI nod for $4B Argentina copper project
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has secured Argentine government approval for its $4 billion (C$5.7 billion) Agua Rica copper project under the country’s special investment incentive program, clearing a significant hurdle for…
Freeport’s Grasberg copper mill reaches 67% after last year’s mudslide
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) averaged nearly two-thirds of normal milling rates at its Grasberg copper-gold complex in Indonesia during the third quarter, a year after a mudslide killed seven workers and…
Osisko plots major resource increase for Gaspé
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) expects its Gaspé copper project in Quebec to get even bigger as new drilling fills gaps in the resource and deeper mineralization is added…
New $850M debt deal moves Troilus copper-gold project closer to full funding
A new debt-financing accord brings Troilus Mining (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) closer to securing the entire capital needed to develop its namesake copper-gold project in Quebec. Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank and France’s…
Pension funds use gold as bond hedge weakens
Gold is finding a durable place in some pension-fund portfolios as investors look for protection from inflation, market shocks and the weakening diversification benefits of bonds, according to the World…
Brazil mine licence system faces court test
Brazil is trying to speed up mine approvals just as its Supreme Court weighs challenges that could undo parts of the country’s new environmental licensing system. The overhaul sets national…
TNM Drill Down: Lion One in Fiji leads gold assays for August-September
Drilling in Fiji, Ecuador and the United States returned the top gold results for the Aug. 17 to Sept. 15 period, with assays from Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO), Auro…
Mountain Province gives De Beers 49% of Gahcho Kué
Diamond-market weakness pushes the Canadian miner to shed mine liabilities and seek fresh funding for its balance sheet.
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Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then, veteran investor Rick Rule says…