BHP opts for mediation to avert strike at Spence mine
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has requested the Chilean government to mediate talks with union leaders at its Spence copper mine to avert a strike. The call for…
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Calibre expects Q2 output drop after pit wall slide, maintains full-year guidance
Calibre Mining‘s (TSX: CXB; OTCQX: CXBMF) shares closed unchanged on Wednesday after falling 4% the day before when it said second-quarter gold production will decline following a partial wall collapse…
Palladium not written off the road yet, miners say
The price of palladium may gain in the short term if constraints on recycling tighten and car buyers remain wary of electric vehicles (EVs) because of high interest rates, the…
Nevada King Gold drill testing scores high grades
Drilling at Nevada King Gold’s (TSXV: NKG; US-OTC: NKGFF) Atlanta project in the company’s namesake state has returned strong gold and silver results from three holes in the second stage…
Podcast: ‘Like oil and gas in 1950’—William Sheriff on the recent history of the uranium market
This week’s episode features enCore Energy founder and executive chair William Sheriff in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the uranium market. Sheriff describes how the uranium industry has changed…
Australia directs Chinese crit-min backers to divest
Australia has ordered several China-linked investors to sell their 10.4% holding in rare earths project developer Northern Minerals (ASX: NTU) in a move similar to Canada’s two years ago. The…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire partners with Occidental to extract lithium
The two companies formed a JV to produce high-purity lithium compounds from geothermal brine.
Bronze bust honours barber who struck gold
In what might be a parting gift, Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) has unveiled a new statue commemorating prospector Benny Hollinger who struck gold in 1909 at what became the Porcupine…
Video: Agnico’s Hope Bay project plants another flag in Canada’s Arctic, Boyd says
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) is advancing the former Hope Bay gold mine project in Nunavut as a nation-building measure in Canada’s far north by using the company’s 67 years…
Power Nickel’s Lion discovery roars with expansion
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN) continues to expand the Lion discovery of May, with deeper drill holes proving the structure’s high-grade width of about 100 metres, the company said Tuesday. Located…
Fury Gold drilling at Éléonore South traces gold at depth
Fury Gold Mines (TSX: FURY; NYSE: FURY) has traced continuous gold below historical drill holes over 2.3 km of strike at the Éléonore South project in northern Quebec. Highlight intercepts…
Yukon mulls subsidies to help miners decarbonize: CBC
The Yukon government is considering subsidizing mining companies in the territory to help them cut emissions, according to CBC. In a submission last summer to the government’s cabinet committee…