Negotiations over Cobre Panama mine contract near end
Panama’s government said on January 5 that negotiations with the local unit of First Quantum (TSX: FM), aimed at obtaining more in royalty payments from the Canadian miner and improve…
Copper
Magna wraps 2021 drilling at Shakespeare with long, strong nickel and copper
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU) has wrapped up 2021 drilling at its Shakespeare nickel-copper project 70 km southwest of the Sudbury Basin in Ontario. The most recent assays point toward long…
Libero reports assays from Big Bulk project in B.C.
Assay results from a five-hole drill program at Libero Copper & Gold’s (TSXV: LBC) Big Bulk porphyry copper project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle have confirmed a strike length that’s greater than two km…
The voice of a new generation in Chile
When Chile’s left-wing president-elect Gabriel Boric (pronounced Bo-rich) takes office on March 11, the 35-year-old will be the youngest president in the country’s history and as the editorial board of…
McEwen Copper commits to PFS for Los Azules
The McEwen Copper division, 81% owned by McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX), is advancing its Los Azules copper project in the San Juan province of Argentina to the pre-feasibility stage….
Mundoro partners with Vale to explore for copper in US
Mundoro Capital (TSXV: MUN; US-OTC: MUNMF) has inked a two-year generative alliance with Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Canadian subsidiary to explore for copper projects in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. The two companies also signed an agreement to explore an undisclosed copper…
Generation Mining clinches $240M stream with Wheaton for Marathon construction
Two weeks after it announced it would be upping its interest in the Marathon palladium-copper project in northern Ontario to 100%, Generation Mining (TSX: GENM) has landed a $240 million streaming deal…
Ivanhoe’s Kamoa exceeds annual copper guidance
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVAPF) announced today that its Kamoa-Kakula joint venture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded the upper end of its annual copper production…
Newcrest moves to boost stake in Havieron gold-copper project
Australia’s largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM), is moving to increase its stake in the Havieron gold-copper project that it is developing with Greatland Gold (AIM:GGP) in the Paterson…
Noront picks Wyloo’s latest offer, gives BHP five days to match
Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) said today it has chosen to go with the latest bid put forward by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals, but has given BHP (NYSE: BHP;…
Lundin Mining to acquire Josemaria Resources for $625 million
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) is acquiring Josemaria Resources (TSX: JOSE) for about $625 million for its namesake copper-gold project in San Juan, Argentina. The Canadian miner is acquiring the company for $1.60 a…
Chilean miners ask leftist president-elect to foster country’s industry
A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests in 2019 was elected as Chile’s next president on December 19, following a bruising campaign against a free-market and anti-immigrants…