Banks remain bullish on gold above $4,500
After delivering its best annual performance since 1979, gold is drawing fresh bullish calls from major banks as conditions line up for fresh record highs. In a note published on…
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Gold jumps after Venezuela president captured
Gold advanced nearly 3% on heightened geopolitical tensions following the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by United States special operations forces. Spot gold hit a one-week high of $4,455.42…
Largo to sell Brazil iron ore for $56M
Largo (TSX, Nasdaq: LGO) has received a binding term sheet for the potential sale of iron ore calcine, a byproduct of its vanadium mining operations in Brazil. The term sheet…
Ivanhoe starts copper smelter output in Congo
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has officially begun copper anode production at Kamoa-Kakula’s state-of-the-art, direct-to-blister smelter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. First production occurred on Dec. 29,…
South32, Trilogy plan Alaska copper permitting
A 50-50 joint venture between Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE-A: TMQ) and South32 (ASX, LSE, JSE: S32) sees 2026 as a pivotal year for developing Alaska’s Ambler mining district which has…
Sierra Madre buys second silver mine from First Majestic in $60M deal
Sierra Madre Gold & Silver (TSXV: SM; US-OTC: SMDRF) is buying another past-producing mine from First Majestic Silver (NYSE, TSX: AG) to bolster its Mexico-focused mine portfolio. The Vancouver-headquartered silver…
Savannah increases Barroso lithium stake
Savannah Resources (LSE: SAV) is closing in on full ownership of a high-grade lithium lease at its Barroso project in northern Portugal after a €3.25-million (US$3.8-million) acquisition. The company added…
Almonty starts Sangdong tungsten mine in S. Korea
Almonty bought the asset when the US stopped mining tungsten in 2015 and has been working to bring it back into production for a decade.
Artemis okays $1.4B Blackwater expansion
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) said Wednesday it will proceed with a $1.4-billion (US$1.1-billion) second-stage expansion at its Blackwater mine in central British Columbia, a move the company says would lift…
Friedland-backed Sunrise readies for scandium build
Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX: SRL), backed by mining financier Robert Friedland, has raised A$32.5 million (C$29.7 million) to start pre-construction at its Syerston scandium development in New South Wales. The…
Mexico permit clears path for McEwen’s El Gallo mill
Canada’s McEwen (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has secured a federal extension of the environmental impact assessment for its El Gallo complex in Sinaloa, Mexico, clearing the way to start building…
Seabridge to list Courageous Lake as Valor Gold
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) plans to spin out the company that owns its Courageous Lake gold project in Canada’s Northwest Territories into a new public vehicle called Valor…