Taseko inks US$50M royalty deal to speed up Florence copper mine construction
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has inked a deal with Taurus Mining Royalty Fund that would allow it to speed up construction of its Florence copper mine…
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Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies hunting for green technology metals
Green metals are critical to new decarbonization technologies including lithium-ion batteries, electric and hybrid vehicles, while rising demand for nuclear energy projects is spurring the increase in uranium prices. Here…
Royal Road JV wins bid for Saudi exploration licence
Royal Road Minerals (TSXV: RYR) says its Saudi Arabian joint venture vehicle has won preferred bidder status for the Jabal Sahabiyah exploration licence located in Asir province. The JV, Royal…
Marimaca shares rise on new drill results from flagship project in Chile
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) shares were up Monday after the company announced the completion of the infrastructure condemnation drilling program at its namesake project in the Antofagasta region of Chile….
At Saudi Arabia’s Future Minerals Forum, the buzz word is partnership
Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) Mark Bristow and Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Mark Cutifani like Saudi Arabia’s plan to be a regional financial partnership hub because others racing to develop…
Exclusive: Ivanhoe’s Congo copper is what everyone’s after, Cloete says
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) receives a constant stream of peers keen on learning its secrets of success in the Democratic Republic of Congo but it won’t sign a partnership deal…
Zijin invests $130M in Solaris and its Warintza copper project
An affiliate of China’s Zijin Mining Group is investing about $130 million in Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; US-OTC: SLSSF) for a 15% in the company, which owns the Warintza copper…
American Pacific shares jump on copper results from Palmer VMS project
Shares of American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD; US-OTC: USGDF) skyrocketed Thursday after the company released the third and final batch of assay results from its 2023 drill program at the…
Does upside outweigh risks in copper-rich Chile?
Nationalization continues to be a hot topic in mining circles. As supply chains tighten and long-term demand drivers strengthen, resource-rich nations are looking to capture a greater share of their…
Future Minerals Forum: Vale’s US$10B for Canada targets existing potential
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is spending US$10 billion ($13.3 billion) in Canada over the next decade to keep operations running in a district it values for its low-carbon production.The funds are…
Ivanhoe Electric shocks Saudi geology to spot targets
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE; NYSE AM: IE) has zapped the ground with its Typhoon surveying system to find drill targets in Saudi Arabia and is content with its project portfolio,…
Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
Norway’s parliament approved on Tuesday commercial plans to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite environmental groups and the fishing industry’s warnings that the move would risk the…