Barrick fights Mali bid to control Loulo-Gounkoto
Canadian gold giant Barrick (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) is pushing back against an attempt by the Malian government to wrest control of the Loulo-Gounkoto mine…
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Beaty optimistic on Mexico ahead of cross-Canada bike trip to Equinox Gold’s mine opening
Mexico’s new leader is an improvement while Canada should be careful in blocking Chinese investment, according to Ross Beaty, the Canadian Mining Hall of Famer…
Kenorland stock surges as Centerra Gold takes 9.9% stake
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) is taking a 9.9% stake in Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; US-OTC: KLDCF), joining Sumitomo Metal Mining as one of the junior’s biggest…
Canada’s Top Ten: Barrick leads this year’s list of miners by market cap
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) returned as Canada’s largest mining company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, displacing last year’s leader Nutrien (TSX: NTR), which…
Mining deal-making declines, but Beaty and others see opportunities
As the value of mining industry mergers and acquisitions falls from last year’s high, some investors see divergent trends moderating conditions. They say share prices…
GMS: Quebec touts millions of government funding for battery metal projects
Quebec is becoming known for mining project funding that hands out several hundred million dollars a year and promotes the province as a battery metals…
TSX drops during May 15-19 trading week
Stocks ended the May 15-19 trading period with a modest drop as investors considered drawn-out negotiations about the U.S. government’s debt ceiling while Canadian and…
Osisko cofounder Wares praises private equity, scolds debt financiers, nips NIMBYism
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) is part of a rising trend tapping private equity to help build projects, but it’s wary of the growing…
How to invest in lithium explorers: pitfalls and pointers
Exploring for lithium, a key component in electric vehicle batteries, is all the rage as companies seek to plug the gap between low supplies and…
Nevada King drills decades-high gold assay at old Atlanta project
Nevada King Gold (TSXV: NKG; US-OTC: NKGFF) says assay results show the highest-grade intercept in almost 50 years at the past-producing Atlanta mine in southeast…
Palladium One surges as Glencore invests in critical minerals explorer
Global miner and commodity trader Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) 10% investment in Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF), which is developing nickel-copper projects in Ontario…
Great Bear resource ‘proves our thesis,’ Kinross Gold says
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) says the first mineral resource for its billion-dollar Great Bear project in northwest Ontario shows potential to be a…