Mali targets Barrick CEO for arrest as tax row escalates
Tensions between Mali and foreign miners ratcheted higher Thursday with the military backed government issuing an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, the CEO of Barrick…
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Niger seizes Orano’s Somair uranium operation as juntas across Africa pressure Western miners
France-based uranium miner Orano has lost operational control of its Somair mine in Niger in the latest move against Western miners in West Africa’s volatile…
Collective’s drilling ‘extends high-grade core’ at Apollo
Drilling by Collective Mining (TSX: CNL; NYSE: CNL) at its Guayabales project in Colombia’s central Caldas department has uncovered an extension to the Apollo system,…
Ero Copper boosts reserves 19% over 2023 at Xavantina in Brazil
Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) updated its Xavantina underground gold operations in central Brazil, raising proven and probable reserves by 19% and measured and…
Aya pours first silver from new mill at Zgounder
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) has poured its first silver from the new, expanded mill throughout the whole circuit at its Zgounder…
Lithium Argentina picks Switzerland as another China-backed junior flees Canada
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAAC) is seeking to redomicile to Switzerland and change its name to Lithium Argentina AG following a corporate review and a new…
Resolute pays US$50M to Mali junta amid tax spat
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) has made the second settlement payment of about US$50 million to the Malian government to help resolve a tax…
RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending
While the global electric car market has certainly slowed down from the rapid growth of the last few years, particularly in Europe, year to date…
Strong zinc results at Fireweed’s Macpass in Yukon point to resource upgrade for Tom target
High-grade zinc results from drilling at Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) Macpass project in eastern Yukon bring potential for significantly growing resources at the…
Premium shares jump on Botswana copper-nickel project initial resource
An initial estimate for Premium Resources’ (TSXV: PREM) past-producing Selkirk project in eastern Botswana outlines 44.2 million inferred tonnes grading 0.3% copper and 0.24% nickel,…
Sitka Gold shares rise on high-grade results of initial diamond drilling at RC in Yukon
The first ever diamond drill holes by Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG; US-OTC: SITKF) at the Rhosgobel intrusion at its RC Gold project in western Yukon…
Charting the Trump train’s global economic trajectory
I’ve been on the road over the last few weeks, attending various mining conferences along Australia’s east coast. One of the key discussion points has…