Lundin reports bonanza intercepts at Fruta del Norte
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) reported multiple bonanza intercepts from its Fruta del Norte project in Ecuador — including two of the highest grade‑thickness holes ever drilled at the…
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BHP loses bid to appeal Brazil dam disaster ruling
BHP (ASX: BHP) cannot appeal a U.K. court ruling that found the world’s largest miner liable for Brazil’s deadliest environmental disaster, tightening pressure ahead of a damages trial tied to…
Gold price rebounds on US-Iran deal hopes
Gold bounced back on Wednesday to approach a two-week high, as optimism over a U.S.-Iran peace deal eased concerns over inflation and an extended period of high interest rates. Spot…
TMCR expands into iron ore with $133M US deal
The Metals Royalty Company (Nasdaq: TMCR), a spinoff from seabed mining hopeful The Metals Co. (Nasdaq: TMC), is buying a royalty on Mesabi Metallics’ iron ore project in Minnesota for…
Trafigura in talks to build aluminum smelter in Egypt
Commodity trading giant Trafigura says it’s begun talks with the Egyptian Aluminium Company (Egyptalum) and the Metallurgical Industries Holding Company (MIH) to build a new aluminum smelter in Egypt. The…
Power Metallic hits 4.4% copper at Nisk in Quebec
Power Metallic Mines (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) has hit two more thick, shallow polymetallic intervals at the Nisk project’s Lion zone. Shares rose. Both holes are about 100 metres below…
Collective gold drills lift Ramp zone in Colombia among ‘highest profile globally’
The first holes targeting part of the Ramp zone at Collective Mining’s (NYSE, TSX: CNL) Apollo deposit in west-central Colombia highlight Ramp’s potential as a main target in the development…
Gold M&A: Regis, Vault merge to create $7.7B producer
Regis Resources (ASX: RRL) has agreed to merge with Vault Minerals (ASX: VAU) in an all-share deal valued at about A$10.7 billion (US$7.7 billion), creating a new senior gold producer…
Ekati mine owner seeks creditor protection amid diamond decline in Canada’s Far North
Rising costs, depressed prices and heightened competition from synthetic stones have forced the owner of the Ekati diamond mine in Canada’s Far North to file for insolvency protection. Arctic Canadian…
Obituary: Dale Corman remembered as tireless builder
During times that demand mining industry leadership as metals rise in global importance, Canada has lost one of its trailblazers of precious and critical metals. Dale Corman, leader of numerous…
Geopolitical shocks build copper’s bull case: Sprott
The investment thesis for copper is only getting stronger amid renewed emphasis on energy security and growing concerns over supply as the cost of metal production surges, according to Sprott…
Colombia coal mine explosion kills 9 workers
A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s central Cundinamarca province killed nine workers, only weeks after regulators sounded the alarm about gas risks at the site. The blast occurred at the…