Amplats declares ‘force majeure’, cuts output forecast
Anglo American Platinum, also known as Amplats, has temporarily shut down its Anglo converter plant, declared force majeure, and cut its 2020 output. The South African miner, the world’s top…
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Alkane confirms Australia’s support to build rare earths mine
Australian gold producer and rare earths developer Alkane Resources (ASX: ALK) is a step closer to developing its Dubbo project after Australia’s export credit agency confirmed its interest in financing…
Wallbridge grows Fenelon zones
Days after announcing a $110-million all-share acquisition of Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR) to expand the Fenelon project in Quebec, Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) has released drill results from its portion of Fenelon, which…
Argonaut hits more high grade at Magino
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) continues to intersect high-grade mineralization below and adjacent to the reserve pit limits at its 22-sq.-km Magino project, 40 km northeast of Wawa, Ontario. The most…
Marathon confirms new zone at Valentine
Drilling between the Marathon and Leprechaun deposits at Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Valentine Lake project in Newfoundland has confirmed a new area of mineralization: the Berry zone. Drill highlights include 55…
SQM reports lower profits on weak lithium price
Sociedad Quimica y Minera or SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, continues to suffer from sustained weak prices for the metal used in batteries that power electric vehicles…
Wallbridge acquires Balmoral in $110M all-share deal
Developer Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) has announced plans to acquire explorer Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR) in an all-share deal worth $110 million, consolidating the Fenelon gold property, within the Abitibi greenstone…
Alrosa steps up efforts to brighten up fluorescent diamond sales
Alrosa, the world’s top diamond miner by volume, is betting on a new strategy to boost its sales amid an industry-wide slowdown that has hit small companies the hardest. The…
Canada Nickel tables maiden Crawford resource
A day after its shares started trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC) released a maiden resource estimate for the wholly-owned Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project near…
Rockcliff updates Tower and Talbot resources
Rockcliff Metals (CSE: RCLF) has released resource updates for the Tower and Talbot volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits within the Flin Flon-Snow Lake greenstone belt in Manitoba. At its wholly-owned…
AJN Resources yields to Barrick pressure, won’t buy into Kibali mine
AJN Resources (TSXV: AJN) has dropped plans to acquire 10% of the Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo from state-owned Société Minière de Kilo-Moto (SOKIMO), after facing…
AI pays off for Yamana, Goldspot at El Penon
GoldSpot Discoveries (TSXV: SPOT) issued a statement commending Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) for using machine learning technology to improve exploration targeting and contribute to meaningful increases in mineral…