Patriot Lithium expands into copper with Zambia project
Battery metals junior Patriot Lithium (ASX: PAT) plans to add copper to its portfolio through an agreement with Array Metals and Natural Resources allowing it to earn an 80% interest…
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Video: Franco-Nevada values steady, quality production over risky short-term gains, CEO says
Gold royalty and streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) aims to maintain production at around 600,000 gold-equivalent oz. by 2027 although it’s a 10% decline from last year, CEO…
Sibanye liable to pay Appian damages for scrapped mine deals
Private equity firm Appian Capital Advisory has scored a big win after the U.K. top court ruled that Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) had to pay the London-based investment firm…
Zambia to keep majority interest in mining permits
Zambia’s government plans to keep a majority stake in certain mining licenses it has found “promising” through an ongoing mapping exercise, but noted that private investors can develop these assets…
Video: Reko Diq project ‘like the early days in Chile’ Barrick CEO Bristow says – Part 3
As Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) expands its copper exposure, CEO Mark Bristow says he’s “super excited” about the company’s Reko Diq copper-gold development in Pakistan. “This is like…
JV Video: OceanaGold aims to grow production by 30% in two years, CEO says
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) aims to increase gold output by 30%, reaching between 620,000-680,000 oz. by 2026, according to president and CEO Gerard Bond. The company’s Haile mine in…
Video: Barrick sharpens focus on capital discipline and copper growth, CEO says – Part 1
With gold’s record climb expected to boost third-quarter results, Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow, aims to build on the financial discipline that drove a 68% surge…
Atlantic Lithium secures final permit to build Ghana mine
Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) is ready to start building Ghana’s first lithium mine after securing the operating permit for its flagship Ewoyaa project in the West African country. The licence…
Trigon hits ‘surprise’ high-grade copper at Kombat mine in Namibia
Drilling at Trigon Metals’ (TSXV: TM; US-OTC: PNTZF) Kombat copper-silver mine in north-central Namibia has hit new, high-grade mineralization close to past producing areas, the company reported Tuesday. Its shares…
Mali seeks US$500M from Barrick for past taxes, dividends: Reuters
Authorities in Mali briefly detained four Malian staff members working for Barrick last month.
Burkina Faso ruler threatens gold licences, but Endeavour downplays comments
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) and West African Resources (ASX: WAF) say their operations in Burkina Faso are unaffected after the country’s president said some mining licences may…
Video: WGC on analysts’ US$3,000 per oz gold call as investors flood in
Gold could reach US$3,000 per oz. in weeks after rate cuts lowered the opportunity cost of holding it, driving speculative and institutional inflows, World Gold Council senior market strategist Joseph…