Barrick denies meeting First Quantum in Panama
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has refuted a report from a Canadian newspaper saying that one of the gold miner’s executives had met with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM)…
Copper
‘Vultures’ look to harvest Danakali’s cash after Eritrean potash deal
Danakali (ASX: DNK) warned shareholders on Friday of “predatory activity” by unidentified groups currently approaching investors with “vulture” offers for their stakes in the company, seeking to pay as little…
Los Pelambres boosted Antofagasta copper production in 2023
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has reported a 2% increase in annual copper production last year to 660,600 tonnes thanks to strong performances by its largest mines Los Pelambres and Centinela….
FireFly Metals cuts bonanza copper grades at Green Bay, N.L.
Perth-based FireFly Metals (ASX: FFM) has released new assays of up to 19.4% copper-equivalent from its Green Bay copper-gold project in Newfoundland and Labrador, pushing its Sydney-quoted shares nearly 3%…
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…
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…