First Quantum’s Argentina copper mine valued at $5.9B
A new technical report on First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Taca Taca copper-gold project in northwest Argentina shows the project’s value has more than doubled in five years thanks in…
Exploration
Orla sees $1.3B value in Mexico underground mine
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) (NYSE: ORLA) said a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) shows an underground mine at its Camino Rojo property in Mexico would extend the operation’s projected life and…
Nova Minerals rises despite short seller attack
Nova Minerals (ASX, NASDAQ: NVA) rose in U.S. trading even after investment research firm Spruce Point Capital Management disclosed a short position in the Australian miner. In its report published…
Vale to sell Manitoba nickel complex to investor group
Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) is selling control of Manitoba’s Thompson nickel mine complex to a trio of investors that agreed to inject up to US$200 million ($280 million)…
AngloGold invests $39M in Thesis for 5% stake
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) has taken up a 5% stake in Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU), whose main project is the Lawyers-Ranch site in northern British Columbia. The major is to…
Rio gains control of Nemaska, eyes $300M investment
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) said it plans to invest more than $300 million (C$411 million) this year to expand its lithium business in Quebec after assuming control of Nemaska…
Roundup Video: Kodiak resumes drilling after first MPD resource
Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) plans a stepped-up drill campaign at its MPD copper-gold project near Princeton, B.C., after releasing an initial resource estimate in December that CEO Claudia…
Roundup Video: Azimut pivots to advanced exploration
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) is stepping up drilling at its Elmer and Wabamisk projects in Quebec’s James Bay after a run of discoveries, president and CEO Jean-Marc Lulin…
BHP-Lundin Vicuña JV’s copper-gold district potential hits $9B value
A new study for the Vicuña joint venture between BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) and Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) that straddles the Argentina-Chile border positions the 70-year copper-gold-silver project in the…
Roundup Video: Enchi results impress as Newcore advances PFS
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) expects to deliver a pre-feasibility study on its Enchi gold project in Ghana by this summer, as drilling starts to point to higher-grade potential…
Hecla nearly doubles exploration budget
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), the largest silver producer in the U.S. and Canada, plans to almost double investments this year on exploration and pre-development activities. The stock surged. Idaho-based Hecla…
Generals join critical-mineral boardroom arms race
Critical-mineral juniors are snapping up retired U.S. military leaders to help win Washington funding, echoing a playbook uranium producers pioneered years ago when they recast domestic nuclear fuel as a…