Gold Fields to make decision on Ghana mine by early 2024
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) plans to make a decision within the next four months on whether to keep or sell its Asanko gold mine (AGM) in Ghana. The…
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Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine restructuring to put 3,000 jobs at risk
Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) will enter talks with labour unions over a possible restructuring at one of its South African gold mines, it said on Thursday….
Argentina to reach top three spot among lithium players by 2027
Argentina, the fastest-growing lithium producing nation, is also on track to become the world’s third largest player by 2027 thanks to its three active mines and 38 projects under development,…
Protests cast doubt on approval of First Quantum’s contract in Panama
Panamanian social and environmentalist organizations called for a national march on Tuesday afternoon towards the Parliament to demand legislators reject a deal between First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) and the…
Top investors seek damages from Glencore over prospectus claims
Swiss trader and miner giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has been accused by a group formed by some of the world’s biggest asset managers of hiding its corrupt activities through misleading…
Fortescue CFO leaves three days after CEO’s departure
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) added a new name to its list of fleeting top executives on Thursday with the exit of the chief financial officer of its metals division, Christine Morris,…
Codelco woes mount with potential rating cut by Moody’s
Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has just added a new item to its already long list of challenges as Moody’s Investors Service has placed the state-owned miner under review…
BHP mulls taking Escondida underground as it moves to unveil its own leach technology
BHP (ASX: BHP; LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP) has kicked off a series of studies to carry out over the next 18 months at its operations in Chile, as the company…
Fortescue CEO Fiona Hick’s sudden departure raises eyebrows
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) announced on Monday the unexpected departure of its chief executive officer Fiona Hick, who held the post for less than six months and who attended a…
TNM Drill Down: Red 5’s King of the Hills produces best width x grade value yet
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from Aug. 4-11. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider Mining Intelligence. …
Chile’s President blocks push for private lithium concessions
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has vowed to block a proposal by conservative lawmakers seeking to let private companies mine the country’s vast lithium reserves. Boric announced earlier this year a…
Nutrien freezes potash output ramp up, US ammonia project on weak market
Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR), the world’s largest potash producer, is indefinitely pausing plans for ramping-up output and will also halt work on its clean ammonia project at Geismar, La.,…