BHP faces 7,000-worker class action over holiday shifts
An Australian mining union is funding a class action against two BHP (LSE, NYSE, ASX: BHP) subsidiaries that could cover as many as 7,000 workers, alleging employees were unlawfully required…
Articles by Colin McClelland
Collective slides on Apollo’s 4.1M-oz gold resource
Collective Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: CNL) shares fell 9% Wednesday after the company outlined a first resource containing 4.1 million oz. of gold at its Apollo deposit in Colombia, even as…
Power Metallic CEO sees low costs despite lower first tonnage at Lion in Quebec
Power Metallic Mines (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) CEO Terry Lynch says the first resource at its Lion polymetallic deposit in Quebec came in lighter than expected, but development costs should…
Pentagon rare earth push collides with China’s grip
The Pentagon could require enough specialized rare earth magnets by 2030 to absorb nearly half of today’s entire non-Chinese production, highlighting the scale of the challenge facing Washington as it…
Investors buoy gold price as central banks slow
Central-bank gold buying fell by more than half in July even as bullion stayed near record highs, suggesting investment demand is taking on a bigger role in supporting the market….
Dutch slash New York gold in crisis shift
The Netherlands’ central bank has transferred 86 tonnes of gold from North America to London, cutting the share of its bullion held in New York to 19% from 31% as…
Faraday drilling boosts Arizona copper cathode case
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) says drilling at its Copper Creek project in Arizona has expanded shallow oxide and sulphide mineralization, strengthening the case for future copper cathode production…
Tungsten surge transforms Northcliff’s Sisson economics
Northcliff Resources’ (TSX: NCF; US-OTC: NCFFF) new feasibility study for the Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick puts its post-tax value at more than four times the cost to build…
Eldorado eyes bigger McIlvenna Bay copper mill
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is studying a 43% expansion of its McIlvenna Bay processing plant and a new silver-lead circuit as the Saskatchewan copper-zinc-gold-silver mine ramps towards commercial…
SW US CEO chat: Hudbay builds copper giant
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) says it can build two of the largest planned U.S. copper mines without issuing equity, thanks to a financing package backed by offtaker Mitsubishi, streamer…
Editorial: The money is already here
Despite a sharp escalation in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute, global investors are already voting with their wallets ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Sept. 14-15 investment summit in Toronto. Total…
Drone wars deepen West’s critical minerals squeeze
Drones deployed in the Russia-Ukraine war account for an estimated 4% of global germanium demand, adding pressure to a small critical minerals market dominated by China, according to BMO Capital…