Macro forces driving metals jump still intact: Jefferies
Gold’s sharp pullback last week may have handed investors a new entry point into mining equities because wider economic forces driving the recent “metals melt-up”…
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Novagold’s Donlin costs, net value jump in update
Novagold Resources (TSX: NG) says inflationary pressures mean its Donlin Gold project in Alaska will probably cost $9.2 billion (C$12.6 billion) – a 25% increase…
YMP funds $250,000 to mining students
Andrea Ferriss is studying for a BSc (Hons) Geology at the University of Alberta to champion sustainable resource development as a priority for the industry. …
YMP’s Peter Munk Award: Royalties are elemental, company founder Bell says
It was after the market hollowed out two of his mining startups that Fred Bell landed on royalty financing as the idea for a firm now valued at $1.76 billion and listed on…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inducts Harquail, Lindsay, McLeod-Seltzer, Morrison
For Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder and board chair, David Harquail, his life in mining has taken him almost everywhere, even to discuss gold with…
Founders Metals boosts land holding, drilling
Founders Metals, (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) one of the most advanced gold explorers in Suriname, heads into the new year backed by Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) and with more exploration planned at its Antino project on a…
Spotlight: Projects to watch in 2026 – Part 2
Continuing price volatility with rare earths and copper, high costs, disputes over consultation and executive shakeups have some major projects facing uncertainty heading into the…
Appian backs Atlantic’s Barrick mine buyout with $150M
U.K. private-equity firm Appian Capital Advisory said on Wednesday it has provided a US$150 million financing package to support the Atlantic Group’s buyout of a…
Barrick eyes IPO of North American gold assets
A North American spinout would offer investors access to the miner’s Nevada operations, Pueblo Viejo, and Fourmile project.
Sahel talks spur West African Resources’ ASX return
The Australia Stock Exchange reinstated West African Resources’ (ASX: WAF) shares after the company reported progress in discussions with the Burkina Faso government, which has…
Barrick paid $430M to settle Mali dispute: Bloomberg
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) paid nearly the same amount as the back taxes Mali’s junta claimed it owed, ending a long dispute that…
Sahel faces widening security threats, analysts say
Despite military governments across West Africa, the region’s security situation is worsening as insurgents flush with kidnapping ransoms and illegal mining profits threaten fuel supplies…