South32 locks 45% stake in Sierra Gorda copper mine
South32 (LSE: S32; ASX: S32; JSE: S32) says it will proceed with the acquisition of a 45% stake in the Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile, as project partner KGHM…
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Exploration Projects to Watch Snapshot: Eight companies on the lookout for new deposits
Mining companies are scouring the globe to find new deposits and future mines. Here’s a list of eight companies hunting for base and precious metals around the world. AURION RESOURCES…
New World Resources reports first resource for Antler project in Arizona
Australia’s New World Resources (ASX: NWC) has wasted little time since signing an option agreement in January 2020 to earn 100% of the Antler copper project in northwestern Arizona. The…
Rio Tinto CEO, Mongolian PM talk Oyu Tolgoi’s future
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) CEO Jakob Stausholm met this week with Mongolia’s Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene in the hope of ironing out issues threatening the future of the…
SolGold delays prefeasibility study for Cascabel again
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) announced it will delay the release of the prefeasibility study for its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador. The mining company said the delay will…
EPA issues draft Florence underground injection control permit decision
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a draft decision on the underground injection control (UIC) permit required for Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE MKT: TGB; LSE: TKO)…
London-based Tembo Capital raises US$380 million for third mining fund
In October, U.K.-based Tembo Capital, a leading investment advisor in the metals and mining sector, closed its third mining fund with commitments of US$380 million. The fund will focus on…
GMS: Arizona Sonoran’s George Ogilvie on copper and the Cactus project
When Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (TSX: ASCU) puts its brownfields Cactus project into production, the mine will produce about 56 million lb. of copper cathode a year over an 18…
GMS: Candace MacGibbon on INV Metals sale to Dundee; M&A and carbon credits
In July, Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM), which held a 23.5% stake in Ecuador-focused INV Metals, acquired the remaining shares in the junior exploration company that it did not already…
Ivanhoe awards Kamoa direct-to-blister plant contract to China Nerin Engineering
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has awarded a 500,000 tonnes per annum direct-to-blister copper smelting plant contract for the Kamoa-Kakula Complex to China Nerin Engineering. The smelter will be…
Glencore to divest interest in Ernest Henry mine with sale to Australia’s Evolution Mining
Swiss commodity giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is selling its stake in the Ernest Henry copper-gold mine in Queensland, Australia to Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) for A$1 billion ($916.5 million) in…
Newcrest’s growth strategy is Americas focused, not just in Canada
Australia-based Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM; TSX: NCM; PNGX: NCM) is building critical mass in Canada with the second significant acquisition announced as the mining major sets its sights on organic…