Mexico to review bill to ban open pit mining
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government will review a controversial bill approved by the lower chamber of Congress in August that aims to ban open-pit mining. The proposed legislation…
Precious Metals
Ontario pension backs US$100M funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space
Australia’s Fleet Space Technologies announced Wednesday it raised US$100 million led by the investment arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to expand its ExoSphere exploration platform. The Teachers’ Venture…
Jaguar Mining stock plunges after tailings pile slump forces mine shutdown
Shares of Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG) plummeted after the Canadian gold miner said Monday it was temporarily shutting its Turmalina mine in Brazil after a nearby tailings pile failure. Jaguar…
Centerra backs Dryden Gold with $3.4M for 9.9% stake
Ontario-focused Dryden Gold (TSXV: DRY; USOTC: DRYGF) received a boost on Tuesday after it said Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) will be taking up a 9.9% equity stake in…
London Symposium: Rule, Roosen call for smarter junior mining investment
“No one ever won the Kentucky Derby with the best jockey on a donkey,” Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV; NYSE: ODV) founder and CEO Sean Roosen told an industry event last…
Namib Minerals’ to debut on Nasdaq after US$500M deal for Zim gold mines
Namib Minerals is to become the next Nasdaq-listed gold miner after Africa’s largest-ever shell company acquisition, which concerns a mine and three past-producing projects in Zimbabwe. The proposed US$500-million merger with…
London Symposium: Beaty, McEwen, O’Toole urge mining firms to lead climate crisis fight
Sustainable mining must be the new normal to boost earnings and convince a skeptical public about the industry’s importance to combat global warming as the world enters a metals trade…
Torex Gold plunges after gas leak kills three at Mexican underground mine
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) says a fatal carbon monoxide gas leak at its El Limón Guajes (ELG) underground mine in Guerrero state, Mexico has claimed the lives of three…
London Symposium: How new tech and sustainability can transform mining
Green technologies and sustainability-focused project strategies are helping the industry address risks earlier and build longer-lasting community ties, a London industry event heard this week. Better technologies, integrating artisanal miners…
Iamgold cuts Westwood reserves by 17% amid mine plan overhaul
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) shares fell Thursday after it cut 202,300 oz., or 17%, off the December 2023 Westwood Complex reserve estimate in Quebec. The downgrade follows new classification…
Dakota Gold almost doubles Maitland deposit strike length as resource update, PEA nears
Dakota Gold’s (NYSE-A: DC) step-out drilling at the Maitland gold project has nearly doubled the strike length of modelled Homestake mine-style gold to 1,646 metres, lifting shares during early trading…
China’s ‘super-giant’ gold discovery claim sounds ‘aspirational,’ WGC expert says
The World Gold Council (WGC) is skeptical about China’s Nov. 21 claim of discovering a US$83 billion gold deposit in the southeastern province of Hunan. The Geological Bureau of Hunan…