SolGold advances plan to sell flagship Ecuador copper project
SolGold (LSE: SOLG) said on Wednesday it’s making headway with the potential sale of its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador, as it has held talks with more than 20…
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Petra Diamonds says supply curbs, India’s moratorium stabilizing market
Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) said on Tuesday that operations at its Cullinan and Finsch mines in South Africa, and the resumption of production at the Williamson mine in Tanzania, led…
SQM buys 30% stake in Australia’s Pirra Lithium
Chilean lithium giant SQM (NYSE: SQM) has agreed to buy a 30% interest in Australia’s Pirra Lithium, a junior launched in March from the combination of certain exploration assets in…
Atlantic Lithium gets go-ahead for Ghana’s first battery metal mine
Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) has the green light to develop Ghana’s first lithium operation after its local subsidiary received a mining permit for its flagship Ewoyaa project. The 15-year permit…
Ionic wins licence to mine rare earths in Uganda
Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) on Friday secured a large-scale mining licence for its the Makuutu heavy rare earths project in Uganda. The permit was granted by the Ugandan Directorate…
IsoEnergy closes $36.6M private placement for uranium hunt
IsoEnergy (TSXV: ISO; US-OTC: ISENF) has closed its previously announced private placement raising $36.6 million to continue its hunt for economic uranium deposits. The company issued about 8.1 million subscription…
Paladin becomes sole owner of Michelin uranium project in Labrador
Shares in Australia’s Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) rose Wednesday after the company announced it had increased its interest in the Michelin uranium project, in Labrador to 100% from 75% previously. As…
Codelco makes first foray into lithium with US$245M deal for Aussie developer
Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has reached a deal with Lithium Power International (ASX: LPI) to buy the Australian producer of the battery metal for…
Rio Tinto cuts Canadian iron ore guidance
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has once again cut iron production targets for its iron ore operations in Canada, citing extended plant downtime and conveyor belt failures. Output from…
CMS: Catherine McLeod-Seltzer blazes a trail from the board room to the drill bit
Among the few women in mining, especially during her early years, Catherine McLeod-Seltzer often found herself in rooms full of grey-haired men named John. Yet, she has shattered glass ceilings in the industry, leaving an indelible mark on the global mining landscape.
As the independent chair of Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC), one of the world’s gold majors, her story recounts perseverance, vision, and a passion for geology and exploration, The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium heard Friday in London. Instead of seeing it as a hurdle, she turned it into an opportunity to be heard.
PNG government approves Porgera mine restart for Barrick
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has received the go-ahead from the government of Papua New Guinea to restart the Porgera mine, which has been placed on care and maintenance…
CMS: Bring new openness to innovation, diversity, future-of-mining panel says
The future of the industry depends less on creating everything anew and more on using what is already known in new ways, mining leaders said on Thursday in London. Innovation…