Hudbay seeks $210M Peru copper mine expansion OK
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is seeking a permit to expand its Constancia copper mine in Peru’s Cusco region, including upgrades at the Pampacancha satellite pit. The US$210…
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US Copper hikes California project value to US$1B
US Copper (TSXV: USCU; US-OTC: USCUF) has highlighted the economic potential of its Moonlight-Superior project in California with a new independent technical report calculating its after-tax net present value at…
Trudeau to resign ahead of vote this year likely to elect conservative Poilievre
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will resign, paving the way for a new Liberal Party leader to take on Pierre Poilievre, who is favoured to win an election…
Cameco’s uranium, Ivanhoe’s copper, Agnico’s gold lead BofA’s picks this year
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Steel Dynamics (Nasdaq: STLD) are Bank of America’s top choices for…
XXIX hits 5.3% copper over 11 metres at Opemiska in Quebec
Drilling by XXIX Metal Corp. (TSXV: XXIX, OTCQB: QCCUF) at the Opemiska Copper Complex in Quebec has found strong copper mineralization in an area between two former mines. Company shares…
Sandfire America wins water rights ruling in Montana
Sandfire Resources America (TSXV: SFR) has received another positive court ruling in Montana regarding its leasing of mitigation water rights for the Black Butte copper project, which has been challenged…
Oman exports first copper in 30 years
Oman has sent its first shipment of copper concentrates, resuming exports of the red metal from the sultanate after a three-decade hiatus. The Lasail mine in Sohar, 200 km north…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals raises US$537M in race for critical minerals
KoBold Metals has raised US$537 million in its latest funding round as it seeks to become a key player in critical minerals needed for the energy transition. Supported by investors such…
Hudbay gains all permits for Copper World in Arizona
Hudbay Minerals‘ (TSX, NYSE: HBM) proposed 85,000-tonne-per-year Copper World project in Arizona is now fully permitted for development after receiving all three key state-level approvals. The Arizona Department of Environmental…
Marimaca Copper makes Pampa Medina Norte discovery in Chile
Marimaca reported results from the maiden scout drilling program at the Pias target, located northwest of Pampa Medina within the broader Sierra de Medina property block.
London Symposium JV Video: Forte Minerals prepares to drill for gold in Peru
Forte Minerals (CSE: CUAU; US-oTC: FOMNF) will begin drilling in March at its high-sulphidation gold project in Peru’s Puno region, president and CEO Patrick Elliott told a London conference. The…
Cordoba secures US$10M bridge loan from partner JCHX for Alacran project
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; OTCQB: CDBMF) on Friday secured a US$10 million loan from China’s JCHX Mining Management. The money will help advance its Alacran copper-gold-silver project in Colombia. The…