Aussie gold output rises 2% to top 300 tonnes again
Australian gold production rose 2% last year to reach 303 tonnes in 2025, the second time it has hit that milestone since 2023, Melbourne-based Surbiton Associates says. The 12-month total,…
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First Nations say equity key to faster approvals
Indigenous ownership in major mining and other resource projects could help accelerate permitting timelines in Canada while improving economic outcomes for First Nations, according to a national group. The First…
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PDAC: Canada will be G20’s quickest on mining permits, Hodgson vows
Canada will lead Group of 20 nations with the fastest permits as the government’s Major Projects Office (MPO) advances projects to production within two years, Energy and Natural Resources Minister…
Newmont-Barrick rift over Nevada heats up
Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) plan to spin off its North American assets has hit another obstacle after joint venture partner Newmont (NYSE: NEM) issued a notice of default,…
Barrick eyes North America assets IPO, confirms CEO
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) unveiled plans to spin off its North American gold assets into a new publicly listed company by the end of the year as it appointed…
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 Nasdaq. First the 2011 Fukushima…
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 land package that has almost tripled…
Serial wealth creator Lassonde still having fun
Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder Pierre Lassonde hasn’t let retirement from the C-suite dim his love for the yellow metal. Think $4,000 gold is high? Lassonde, the former Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) president, has news for you. He predicts the yellow metal…
Court ruling upends B.C. mineral rights
British Columbia’s mining industry faces upheaval from a court ruling affirming Indigenous rights while in a separate move two Interior First Nations want to halt the province’s fast-tracked approval process…
Copper M&A: SolGold weighs higher $1.1B Jiangxi bid
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LSE: SOLG) has opened the door to a takeover from China’s Jiangxi Copper (JCC), which returned with a higher all-cash proposal valuing the company at about £842…
Orla Mining plunges as Fairfax trims stake
Shares of Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) have plunged after Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX: FFH, FFH.U) sold nearly half of its stock in the company at a below-market price. The miner…