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Iron-Ore 2023/24: Bracing for change
Creamer Media’s ‘Iron-Ore 2023/24: Bracing for change’ report considers the current iron-ore market focusing on key developments globally in the sector, namely supply, demand, trade, pricing and...
Vertrex to buy processing plant for Reward gold mine
ASX-listed Vertex has secured a Gekko gold gravity processing plant for A$620 000 to be used for future onsite processing of gold ore at its Hill End gold project. The Gekko plant, which is a...
Bougainville extends Panguna licence, paves way for redevelopment
The share price of Bougainville Copper (BCL) more than doubled on Friday as the ASX-listed company announced a five-year extension of its exploration licence for the Panguna project in central...
Australian Potash exits administration
Australian Potash, which owns the Lake Wells sulphate of potash development in Western Australia, has exited administration, with its directors fully back in control of the company. “We...
Zhoajin extends Tietto takeover period
Chinese group Zhaojin Capital has extended the offer period under its takeover bid for Tietto Minerals to March 8. Zhaojin in October made an A$0.58 a share offer for the West Africa-focused gold...
Codrus extends option at Bull Run, Oregon
ASX-listed Codrus Minerals has extended the option agreement of the Record gold mine at the Bull Run project, in Oregon, US. The Bull Run consists of 102 claims, of which the company holds a 100%...
MEDC proposes $50m grant for Highland’s Copperwood project
Following a yearlong review of the permitted Copperwood project, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has proposed a $50-million grant, Canadian company Highland Copper said this...
Strategic Resources’ Finland project selected for EU vanadium/titanium study
TSX-V-listed Strategic Resources’ Mustavaara project, in Finland, has been selected to be part of Avanti, a €5-million study on vanadium and titanium funded by the European Union (EU). Currently,...
Fortune extends option to acquire Alberta refinery site
Toronto-listed Fortune Minerals has extended the option to purchase the JFSL Field Services (JFSL) brownfield industrial site in Lamont county, Alberta. Fortune plans to construct a...
Santos and Barossa JV partners invest in Aboriginal communities
Oil and gas major Santos and its joint venture (JV) partners in the Barossa gas project on Thursday announced they would invest up to A$10-million in Northern Territory coastal Aboriginal...
Northern Graphite launches battery materials group to spearhead mine-to-battery strategy
Ottawa-headquartered Northern Graphite on Wednesday announced the launch of the NGC Battery Materials Group to spearhead its mine-to-battery strategy, which will make the company one of only a few...
Gem increases production, but lower prices bite
London-listed Gem Diamonds recovered 109 656 ct of diamonds from its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, for 2023 – an increase on the 106 704 ct recovered in 2022. In a trading update on the company's...
OceanaGold sells stake in NZ mine
Vancouver-headquartered OceanaGold on Wednesday announced the sale of its interest in the Blackwater project, in New Zealand, to Tasman Mining, a subsidiary of Federation Mining. This comes as...
Former BHP exec to chair iron-ore junior exploring Madagascar
Graeme Hunt, a former BHP iron-ore president, has been appointed chairperson of ASX-listed Akora Resources with effect from February 1. MD and CEO Paul Bibby says Hunt’s extensive iron-ore...
Hummingbird sets 2024 guidance at up to 200 000 oz as Kouroussa ramps up
Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources has set its group production guidance for this year at between 165 000 oz and 200 000 oz at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) below $1 500/oz. The miner's Yanfolila...
Patriot Battery Metals graduates to TSX
Hard-rock lithium exploration company Patriot Battery Metals has received final approval from the TSX to list its common shares, effective upon market open on Thursday. The shares will trade under...
Optical sorter arrives at URA's Gravelotte mine
London-listed URA Holdings' Gravelotte emerald mine, in South Africa's Limpopo province, has taken delivery of an optical sorter – an important step in the mine's transition to operational status....
Botswana Diamonds-led consortium awarded prospecting licence in Eswatini
A consortium called Diamonds of Eswatini, in which London- and Botswana-listed Botswana Diamonds holds a 30% interest, has been awarded a prospecting licence over the diamondiferous Dokowayo...
Solid US demand helps stabilise diamond industry – Cook
Diamond miner De Beers recorded provisional rough diamond sales of $370-million in its first sales cycle of this year. This was lower than the $454-million of sales recorded for the first sales...
Resource update paves way for Youanmi PFS
Western Australia-focused Rox Resources has updated the mineral resource estimate (MRE) of the Youanmi project, confirming it as one of the highest-grade emerging gold projects in Australia. The...
Australian explorer hits 340 g/t gold in Nagambie
Exploration company Nagambie Resources has announced a new record high assay for its namesake gold and antimony mine in central Victoria, sending its share price on the ASX up 16% on Tuesday. “The...
Ramelius upgrades 2024 gold guidance
Australian miner Ramelius Resources has upgraded its production guidance for the 2024 financial year, following a strong first half in which it produced 124 047 oz at an all-in sustaining cost...
Copper miner Sandfire maintains FY guidance
Global copper miner Sandfire Resources has maintained its production, cost and capital expenditure guidance for the 2024 financial year, after a solid December quarter at its MATSA and Motheo...
Star Diamond to take control of Fort a la Corne project in March
Toronto-listed Star Diamond expects to take full possession of the Fort a la Corne properties in Saskatchewan in March, CEO Ewan Mason reported on Monday. The company is buying Rio Tinto Canada’s...
Extension granted to all Cinovec licences – European Metals
Dual-listed European Metals Holdings (EMH) has announced the granting of an extension to all four of its exploration licences at the Cinovec lithium project, in Czech Republic. These licences...
West African reports fatality at Burkina Faso gold project
ASX-listed West African Resources said on Monday that a contractor had died while working at its Kiaka gold project, in Burkina Faso. No other persons were injured in the accident, the company...
Gemfields achieved its second-highest auction revenues ever in 2023
Gemstone miner Gemfields reports that auction revenues and pricing for both emeralds and rubies remain strong, with the company having earned auction revenues of $242-million in 2023 – the...
Nunavut Planning Commission gives green light for Coppermine project
The Nunavut Planning Commission has issued approved licences for the Coppermine project, marking a major step in the permitting process, White Cliff Minerals reported on Monday. The ASX-listed...
IonicRE to raise $2m for demonstration plants, working capital
ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths has received firm commitments to raise about $2-million by way of a share placement to provide working capital and to advance demonstration plant activities at both the...
South Star upsizes private placement
Battery metals project developer South Star has increased the size of its previously announced nonbrokered private placement and will now raise gross proceeds of C$7-million. The upsized placement...
Tantalex produces tin and tantalum from DRC plant
Canada-headquartered Tantalex Lithium has produced its first batch of tin and tantalum concentrates from its Titan plant, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The first batch of 10 t of...
Chiefs of Ontario calls for one-year moratorium on mining claims staking
The Chiefs of Ontario have called on the provincial government to impose a 365-day moratorium on the Mining Lands Administration System (MLAS) to stem the tide in mining claims staking. Ontario...
Atlantic completes Stage 1 of its offtake partner process
Africa-focused lithium exploration and development company Atlantic Lithium has completed Stage 1 of its competitive offtake partnering process to secure funding for a portion of the remaining 50%...
Resources community funding welcomed but more needed
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the Queensland government’s allocation of A$118.2-million under the Resources Community Infrastructure fund towards projects in coal-producing...
Metals Australia appoints new CEO to drive Canada graphite project
Battery metals exploration and development company Metals Australia on Thursday announced the appointment of mining engineer Paul Ferguson as CEO to drive the development of the Lac Rainy graphite...
Giyani secures $10m of funding to progress K.Hill to a final investment decision
TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals has secured $10-million in funding from private equity fund ARCH Sustainable Resources Fund. The funding fulfils a key condition for the drawdown of a $16-million...
Fortescue partners with Michigan to set up Detroit battery plant
Green energy, metals and technology company Fortescue Energy has partnered with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to establish a battery plant in Detroit. MEDC announced this...
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