Albemarle to buy Chinese lithium firm for US$200 million
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s top lithium producer, says it will buy China-based Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials for about US$200 million, as part of its plans…
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Rio Tinto disputes report saying mismanagement caused Oyu Tolgoi’s woes
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is challenging the findings of an independent review into US$1.4 billion in cost overruns and delays at the Oyu…
McEwen Copper provides update on Los Azules in Argentina
The McEwen Copper division, 81% owned by McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) is advancing work on the Los Azules project in Argentina’s San Juan…
Fortuna to add fifth mine to portfolio with construction of Seguela in Côte d’Ivoire
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) says it will develop its Séguéla gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, which the company acquired in a merger…
Rescue of 39 from Totten nickel mine succeeds
Early this morning Vale SA (NYSE: VALE) announced that all 39 miners had been brought safely to the surface from the Totten mine. “I’d like to…
Silver, PGM Snapshot: Eight companies with an eye for precious white metal
Not all that glitters is gold. Sometimes it’s silver, platinum and palladium. The Northern Miner takes a look at eight companies active in the space….
Anglo Asian Mining grows copper footprint in Azerbaijan
Anglo Asian Mining (LSE: AAZ), Azerbaijan’s leading gold mining company, has been awarded three new copper concessions in the country, which the company thinks could turn it into a mid-tier copper-gold producer. The miner…
Peru minister says US$1.4B Tia Maria mine a “no go”
Peru’s economy and finance minister has cast further doubt about Southern Copper’s (NYSE: SCCO) long-delayed US$1.4 billion Tia Maria project by saying he believed the proposed…
Ero Copper study expands Boa Esperanca mine life, doubles production
An updated feasibility study for Ero Copper‘s (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) Boa Esperanca project in Brazil has doubled life-of-mine copper production and increased the mine…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 258: Cameco ‘meme stock’? Wall Street Bets joins uranium trade, ft Global X research analyst Rohan Reddy
This week’s episode features Rohan Reddy, research analyst at Global X, a New York-based provider of global exchange-traded funds, including the Global X uranium ETF. In…
Centerra ups the ante as it accuses Kyrgyzstan of high-grading Kumtor
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) has asked an international arbitrator to impose ‘urgent interim measures’ on the Kyrgyz Republic and state miner Kyrgyzaltyn JSC to address…
Appian Capital in talks to sell Atlantic Nickel for $1B, Brazilian daily newspaper reports
London-based private equity fund Appian Capital is said to be in advanced negotiations to sell its Atlantic Nickel unit in Brazil for around US$1 billion,…