Roscan hits milestone with environmental permit for Kandiole in Mali
Mali has granted an environmental permit for Roscan Gold’s (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RGCF) Kandiole project—the penultimate step that precedes securing a final mining licence, the…
Africa
Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti agree to terms for JV in Ghana
A proposed joint venture between Gold Fields’ (NYSE: GFI) Tarkwa and AngloGold Ashanti’s (NYSE: AU) Iduapriem mines in Ghana would create Africa’s largest gold mine…
Ivanhoe Mines posts record revenue, profit highs in 2022
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) posted a record profit of US$434 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022, a near tenfold increase over…
TSXV retreats during March 6-10 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 31.49 points or 4.9% over the Mar. 6-10 trading session, ending at 611.49. Artemis Gold was the week’s…
Sibanye-Stillwater secures controlling stake in New Century Resources
Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has increased its stake in Australia’s New Century Resources (ASX: NCZ), which it’s attempting to acquire, to…
PDAC: Target investment, rally society to compete with China, says banking panel
Prices and supplies of critical metals will increasingly hinge on government policy and geopolitical tensions, three of Canada’s top bankers said Monday at PDAC. Speaking…
Make metals with China not war, Friedland tells PDAC
Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chair of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN), says the West shouldn’t go to war over Taiwan because it needs investment from China to…
PDAC: Energy transition presents Canada with mining windfall, says McKinsey’s Hoffman
The shift to green energy will demand the use of all metals, not just critical in a multi-trillion dollar industrial transition, said McKinsey’s Ken Hoffman…
Demand for critical mineral tin is rising — but new deposits are scarce
As investors rush to put their money into nickel, lithium and other metals set to benefit from the transition to cleaner sources of energy, is…
RANKED: World’s top ten biggest gold projects – 2023
Gold mining companies have been grabbing headlines this year with a flurry of merger and acquisition (M&A) activities. The biggest deals in the gold sector…
Base and battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies targeting critical minerals
The growing demand for clean energy technologies is driving exploration and development of critical mineral deposits around the world. Here’s a look at eight companies…
Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies seeking base, precious and energy metals
From Botswana to Ecuador, Spain and Jamaica – it may sound like a travel destination bucket list, but these are just some of the places…