Fortescue Metals targets zero emissions by 2040
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG), the world’s fourth largest iron ore producer, has brought forward a self-imposed deadline to be carbon-neutral by 2040, ten years earlier than its closest rivals…
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Skeena progresses Eskay Creek to prefeasibility
Skeena Resources (TSXV: SKE; US-OTC: SKREF) has started a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) for the Eskay Creek gold-silver project in the province’s Golden Triangle area. “The PFS is the next…
Libero to drill Big Red gold project in BC
Libero Copper & Gold (TSXV: LBC; US-OTC: LBCMF) has announced its exploration plans for the 260-sq.-km Big Red property within the Golden Triangle. The company plans to first complete a…
Russia to pass China in gold production by 2029: Fitch
A report by Fitch Solutions states that global gold mine production growth is expected to rebound in the coming years underpinned by higher gold prices and mergers between major mining…
DRC gold smuggled out of country, UN says
At least 1.1 tonnes of gold mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were smuggled last year into countries along the eastern border, costing the impoverished nation millions of…
Kinross reaches agreement with Mauritanian gov’t
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has reached an in-principle deal with the government of Mauritania, which the company says will better balance the interests of both parties in the…
Top miners in good position to weather Covid-19, PwC says
The global Top 40 mining companies are so far weathering the Covid-19 storm mostly unscathed, but the longer-term impacts remain uncertain and ongoing disruption is likely, according to PwC’s Mine…
Global Copper Snapshot: Companies developing the next generation of copper assets
Copper demand is expected to grow over the coming years, as the world continues the transition to electric-powered vehicles. However, many industry watchers have noticed a scarcity of pre-production copper…
Editorial: Speaking Out
When Trent Mell, the president and CEO of First Cobalt, contacted our newspaper last week and asked what our thoughts were on tackling the George Floyd protests as they relate…
Copper price rally could be short-lived, analyst says
Copper prices surged to their highest levels in nearly three months on June 11, reaching US$5,801.5 per tonne (US$2.63 per lb.) on the London Metals Exchange (LME), up almost 20%…
Diamonds Snapshot: Six juniors staying in the game
For companies without the size and heft of the big producers De Beers and Alrosa, the diamond space has always been a challenging one – even before the coronavirus pandemic….
Australia fast-tracks Glencore’s Valeria coal project
Australia’s state of Queensland has granted Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) A$1.5-billion (US$1 billion) Valeria coal mine the status of “coordinated project” in order to fast-track it, as the nation seeks alternatives…