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DRDGOLD's tailings retreatment under way at Ergo.
Recovery of battery metals, PGMs being looked at by DRDGOLD
Updated 4 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

The recovery of battery metal and platinum group metal is being looked at by DRDGOLD, the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company, which is being globally acknowledged for its mastery of the... 


Northern Graphite in ‘comfortable position’ to finance Lac-des-Iles restart
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian firm Northern Graphite is in a “comfortable position” to safely finance the restart of the Lac-des-Iles (LDI) mine, in Quebec, CEO Hugues Jacquemin said on Wednesday. The company improved... 


Explorer Forsan sets out to raise C$200m
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper/zinc/gold/silver exploration company Foran Mining has announced a brokered private placement to raise C$200-million. BMO Capital Markets is the sole bookrunner and co-lead agent, together... 


Premier American Uranium to start trading on TSX-V
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Exploration and development company Premier American Uranium (PUR), a spinout of Consolidated Uranium, will begin trading on the TSX-V on December 1. Backed by Sachem Cove Partners, Consolidated... 


Champion Iron bolsters liquidity for growth opportunities
Updated 7 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Quebec Iron Ore (QIO), a subsidiary of TSX- and ASX-listed Champion Iron, has completed a $230-million term-loan financing facility, significantly increasing its available liquidity to support... 


Electric-car makers can stop worrying so much about lithium
Electric-car makers can stop worrying so much about lithium
30th November 2023 By: Bloomberg

Lithium’s price slump over the past year has been as dramatic as its climb — and it’s probably not finished yet. The battery material’s benchmark price in China is now down about 80% from its... 


Panama copper miners take to the streets in backlash to shutdown
30th November 2023 By: Bloomberg

Staff and contractors at First Quantum Minerals's Panamanian copper mine staged demonstrations across the country Wednesday, demanding the government protect their jobs or ensure they receive... 


First Quantum CFO says too early to bring in partner for Panama copper project
First Quantum CFO says too early to bring in partner for Panama copper project
30th November 2023 By: Reuters

First Quantum Minerals said on Wednesday it is too early and challenging to bring a new partner into its flagship Panama copper project as the Canadian company declared force majeure on output from... 


Chvaletice is a waste-to-value recycling and remediation opportunity involving reprocessing old tailings from a decommissioned mine.
Euro Manganese secures $100m for Czech project
29th November 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Dual-listed Euro Manganese has signed definitive agreements with OMRF, which is managed by Orion Resource Partners Group, for $100-millio in nondilutive financing to advance its Chvaletice... 


Sibanye to cut about 300 jobs at US PGM operations
Sibanye to cut about 300 jobs at US PGM operations
29th November 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater on Wednesday announced that it would cut about 300 positions at its platinum group metals (PGMs) mines in the US, as part of a restructuring to reduce... 


Rio Tinto ups interest in Yukon copper project owner
29th November 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-listed Western Copper and Gold has announced a further C$6-million investment from Rio Tinto Canada to continue to advance its Casino project, in the Yukon. Rio Tinto will subscribe for, and... 


Rio Tinto sells stake in Canada diamond project
Rio Tinto sells stake in Canada diamond project
29th November 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto is selling its 75% interest in the Fort à la Corne diamond project, in central Saskatchewan, to joint venture (JV) partner Star Diamond Corp, for shares in the Canadian... 


Deep sea mining company sues Greenpeace amid standoff at sea
29th November 2023 By: Bloomberg

As Greenpeace activists continued to occupy a deep sea mining research ship in the Pacific Ocean, the mining company responsible for the expedition asked a Dutch court Tuesday to end the protest... 


Copper hits 10-week high as mine closure points to supply risk
29th November 2023 By: Bloomberg

Copper touched a 10-week high after the closure of a major mine in Panama highlighted future supply challenges for the red metal as the energy transition accelerates. Panama’s government said it... 


Iron-ore poised to hit $150 in 2024 on Chinese stimulus, analysts say
Iron-ore poised to hit $150 in 2024 on Chinese stimulus, analysts say
29th November 2023 By: Reuters

Seaborne iron-ore prices are set to climb to as much as $150 per ton in the first half of 2024, according to analysts who have lifted their estimates on expectations of increased demand in China... 


What happens next after Panama's top court strikes down First Quantum contract?
29th November 2023 By: Reuters

Panama's top court on Tuesday ruled that First Quantum Minerals' new contract unconstitutional after unprecedented protests against the mining contract that the Canadian miner signed with the... 


Panama to shut down First Quantum mine after ruling, President says
Panama to shut down First Quantum mine after ruling, President says
29th November 2023 By: Bloomberg

Panama’s government said it will shut a giant copper mine owned by First Quantum Minerals, damping hopes that the company might be able to reach a new deal to keep operating. Authorities will... 


Orosur achieves positive exploration results at Nigeria project
28th November 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V and Aim-listed Orosur Mining has provided an exploration update for its new Lithium West joint venture (JV) in Nigeria, with first results from a mapping and sampling programme on the first... 


Drilling shows potential for resource upgrade at Atlantic Lithium’s Ghana project
28th November 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Africa-focused lithium exploration and development company Atlantic Lithium announces that multiple broad intervals of visible spodumene have been observed in drilling outside of the current... 


Jupiter MD Brad Rogers with the beneficiated manganese product.
Manganese positioning South Africa for entry into huge new energy markets
28th November 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Manganese mining company Jupiter Mines announced on Tuesday that it has produced a 99.9% pure sample of high purity manganese sulphate monohvdrate (HPMSM) using the Northern Cape’s manganese ore... 


Aris announces plant expansion at Segovia
Aris announces plant expansion at Segovia
28th November 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Aris Mining has announced a plant expansion at Segovia, Colombia, following a 75% increase in the operation’s mineral reserves to 1.3-million ounces. The small-scope project will... 


QREE buys more land near Lynx project
28th November 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

CSE-listed Quebec Rare Earth Elements (QREE) is buying additional lands abutting the Lynx rare earth elements (REE) project, in Quebec. The additional property abutting Lynx was acquired by... 


Fremont sells Nevada lithium assets
28th November 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-based Fremont Gold has sold its US subsidiary, Lithuar, which owns its Nevada lithium assets, to a private Australia-based company for cash, a royalty and a best-efforts commitment to... 


Maryse Belanger has been appointed interim COO of Horizonte Minerals.
Horizonte makes big leadership changes, recruits Bélanger as COO
27th November 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Nickel development company Horizonte Minerals on Monday announced major changes to its board of directors and senior leadership, with founder and CEO Jeremy Martin and CFO Simon Rettler resigning... 


Perseus lifts stake in OreCorp to 19.9% ahead of vote on takeover by Silvercorp
27th November 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has increased its interest in Tanzanian gold miner OreCorp from 15.03% to 19.9%. OreCorp owns the Nyanzaga gold project in northwest Tanzania, which has a... 


Gold scales 6-month peak on softer dollar, Fed pause bets
27th November 2023 By: Reuters

Gold prices climbed a six-month peak on Monday, supported by a weaker US dollar and on bets that the Federal Reserve is done with its interest rate hike cycle, while the focus shifted to US... 


Gold Fields interim CEO Martin Preece.
Gold Fields takes big new Scope 3 decarbonisation step
27th November 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The global transition to net zero emissions by 2050 requires significant deployment of clean energy technologies and increased material production and infrastructure. This is top of mind within the... 


First Quantum plans to start arbitration against Panama
First Quantum plans to start arbitration against Panama
27th November 2023 By: Reuters

Canada's First Quantum sent two notifications of intent to start an arbitration process against Panama, the Central American country's trade ministry said Sunday, amid protests demanding the... 


Sigma Lithium's former co-CEO fired for trading in blackout period
27th November 2023 By: Reuters

The former co-CEO of Sigma Lithium, a leader in Brazil's budding lithium sector, was fired earlier this year for trading its shares during a quarterly earnings blackout period, according to legal... 


Battery prices are falling again as raw material costs drop
Battery prices are falling again as raw material costs drop
27th November 2023 By: Bloomberg

As the auto industry grapples with how to make affordable EVs, the task may get easier by one key metric. Battery prices are resuming a long-term trend of decline, following an unprecedented... 


A file photo of protestors opposing the First Quantum Cobre Panama mine.
Panama copper miners attacked by protesters, union boss says
27th November 2023 By: Bloomberg

Protesters attacked workers leaving the Cobre Panama mine early Sunday in an incident that left about eight people injured, a union leader said. A group of protesters in a pickup truck threw... 


Salt in batteries: shift may herald another shakeup
27th November 2023 By: Bloomberg

Battery giants are starting to put their money on new sodium-based technology, a sign that there could be yet another shakeup in the industry that’s crucial for the energy transition. Sodium —... 


Panama's top court weighs challenges to First Quantum copper mine contract
Panama's top court weighs challenges to First Quantum copper mine contract
24th November 2023 By: Reuters

Panama's top court is expected to start deliberations on Friday to rule on several constitutional challenges to First Quantum Minerals' contract for the Cobre Panama mine, an outcome keenly watched... 


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