B2Gold nets US$90M stake in Versamet after royalty package sale
Canadian gold major B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) has agreed to sell a portfolio of 10 precious and base metals revenue shares to Sandbox Royalties, to be renamed Versamet Royalties,…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
Most energy and mining projects 20% in the red: study
Miners and energy companies are facing average budget overruns of 15% to 20%, which puts nearly US$1.5 billion of capital invested in energy transition-related projects at risk each year through…
Lion One’s Tuvatu starts full-scale mining as drills hit bonanza Fiji gold
South Pacific-focused Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO) has kicked off production at the Tuvatu gold project in western Fiji. It also reported a bonanza drill intercept in Zone 5, where…
BHP opts for mediation to avert strike at Spence mine
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has requested the Chilean government to mediate talks with union leaders at its Spence copper mine to avert a strike. The call for…
Australia directs Chinese crit-min backers to divest
Australia has ordered several China-linked investors to sell their 10.4% holding in rare earths project developer Northern Minerals (ASX: NTU) in a move similar to Canada’s two years ago. The…
Ramelius Resources secures permit for Cue gold project
Australian gold miner Ramelius Resources (ASX: RMS) has secured a key permit from the Western Australian government for the company’s Cue gold project, which paves the way for early works to…
Rio Tinto invests US$143M in low-emission steel plant
Rio Tinto (ASX, NYSE: RIO) is investing US$143 million in a new research and development centre in Western Australia that will be focused on developing low-emission steel production methods. The…
Heavy storms wash out Australian gold production
Gold output in Australia fell 9% in the first quarter after tropical storms flooded mines and halted some operations, consultancy Surbiton Associates says in a new report. Gold production dropped from…
TNM Drill Down: Red 5 hits triple-digit gold at Darlot
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the best gold assays of the May 24-31 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width as identified by data company Mining…
Gina Rinehart ups stake in lithium-focused Vulcan
Gina Rinehart, the billionaire mining magnate who owns Hancock Prospecting, has boosted her ownership in Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX: VUL) to 7.5% by injecting nearly €12.5 million ($18.5 million) into…
Silver Lake shareholders approve merger with Red 5
The A$2.2-billion ($1.5bn) deal creates Australia’s fifth largest gold producer.
Southern Cross Gold more than doubles Sunday Creek drill program
Australia’s Southern Cross Gold (ASX: SXG) has reported 38 intersections with grades higher than 100 grams per tonne gold-equivalent over a metre’s width at its Sunday Creek project in Victoria,…