Billionaire’s buying spree stretches beyond iron ore
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has made a string of investments over the past year, building exposure to rare earths, copper, gallium, antimony and precious metals…
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Agnico-backed Cartier lowers Cadillac spend in Quebec gold belt
Cartier Resources (TSXV: ECR; US-OTC: ECRFF) has cut the initial cost of building its Cadillac gold project in Quebec while extending its proposed mine life,…
Newcore’s wide gold hit boosts Enchi plan in Ghana
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) has cut one of its widest and strongest zones yet at the Boin deposit in Ghana, adding higher-grade material…
China’s MMG moves to ease EU concerns over $500M Anglo nickel deal
China-backed MMG (HKG: 1208) has pledged to maintain or increase nickel supplies to Europe after the European Commission formally objected to its planned purchase of…
Luca adds 3rd Mexican property in $60M Agnico deal
Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) is moving to expand its Mexican footprint through the proposed $60-million (C$83-million) purchase of the El Barqueño gold-silver-copper project…
Carney summit touts $500B, exposes mining scale gap
Ottawa says its Canada Investment Summit generated nearly $500 billion (US$358 billion) in commitments, but most of the headline sum isn’t tied to individual mines…
G Mining discovers new gold deposit in Brazil
G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN) disclosed a new near-surface gold discovery at its Gurupi project in Brazil as it published strong drill results from its…
Site visit: Titanium, vanadium light up Saga’s Radar in Labrador
Cartwright, Labrador – Over the past several months, the sounds of trucks, ATVs and drill rigs have broken the silence among thick forests in a…
Lundin Gold tax fight tests Ecuador mining rules
Ecuador’s $154-million (C$215-million) tax assessment against Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) has opened a dispute over how the country calculates the state’s share of…
Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 60
At least 60 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in Sudan’s West Kordofan state as reports that survivors remained underground spurred calls for…
New Found Gold starts commercial output at Hammerdown mine
New Found Gold (TSX: NFGC; NYSE-American: NFGC) has achieved commercial production at its Hammerdown mine in central Newfoundland after meeting three benchmarks on a sustained…
Podcast: The geopolitics of mining in the Sahel and Myanmar, ft Critical Risk Team’s George McLeod
This week’s episode features Critical Risk Team partner George McLeod in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on recent developments in Africa’s Sahel region and in…