Bolsonaro vows to keep mining out of Yanomami reservation
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil promised the Yanomami indigenous people that he would respect their wishes to keep mining out of their reservation in the…
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Gold price: 45% chance for a record by December – Incrementum report
Incrementum AG sees a 45% probability of the gold price hitting a new all-time high at US$2,100 per oz. or higher as early as December…
Peru voters divided ahead of June 6 presidential election
A surprise win by a left-wing candidate in the first round of Peru’s presidential elections has alarmed foreign investors and the mining sector. But the…
Global Mining Symposium: Garofalo on Gold Royalty’s role in reversing the reserve decline
The precious metals-focused royalty and streaming business model continues to unlock value through win-win deals for exploration and development, Gold Royalty (NYSE-AM: GROY) CEO David…
Lithium outlook ‘bright as ever’ – Fitch report
Over the next ten years, the outlook for the lithium sector is “as bright as ever” amid fast production and demand growth, a new report…
Lithium Americas, Ganfeng planning Stage 2 expansion at Caucharí-Olaroz
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) and partner Ganfeng Lithium have approved a second-stage expansion at the Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy province, Argentina. Caucharí-Olaroz,…
DRC concentrate export ban may tighten global copper, cobalt supply
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reinstated an export ban on copper and cobalt concentrates, but will allow mining companies that hold waivers to continue…
Snapshot: Eight companies at work in South America
South America is home to rich deposits — not only of gold and silver, but of copper, zinc and lithium. Here are eight Canadian companies…
79North reports new gold discovery at Nassau project in Suriname
79North (CSE: JQ; US-OTC: SVNTF) has made a new discovery at its 20,000 hectare Nassau gold project in Suriname, about 20 km south of Newmont’s…
Canada Nickel completes PEA for Crawford nickel project
Just over 20 months after exploration drilling commenced at its Crawford nickel sulphide asset, Canada Nickel Company (TSX: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has completed a preliminary…
BC miners urge govt to ‘level the playing field’ on carbon tax
British Columbia’s mining industry stands to potentially miss a generational opportunity to become the “brand of choice” for supplying many of the critical minerals the…
Biggest copper project in decades begins production
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has begun producing copper concentrate at its Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) months ahead…