Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsThe major, which has been previously criticised by sections of the Australian resources sector for the paucity of information provided about Winu, revealed details from 11 diamond core drill holes.Read More
Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsToronto-listed Lundin agreed to invest A$4.3 million in PolarX this week for 14.Read More
Lithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesFinally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoThe company unveiled a positive preliminary economic assessment for its Vizcachitas copper-molybdenum project yesterday, which considered an openpit m...Read More
Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsHe believes the gold market is slowly coming back to life, with consensus opinion holding a bull run is in the offing.Read More
Lithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesFinally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoMy May 16 column about WGC gold statistics prompted a fuming letter from the Council to the Mining Journal editor.Read More
Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipLithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedThis batch brings the total number of reported holes to 75 for 20,516m, which will provide a fuller understanding of the faulting and feeders that control the...Read More
The price of copper was hammered on Wednesday amid mounting worries about the impact of a trade war between the world's two largest economies and a global slowdown in manufacturing.In early afternoon trading in New York, copper for delivery in July touched a low of $2.62 a pound ($5,775 a tonne), down nearly 2% from Tuesday's settlement. Copper is now trading more than 20% below levels seen this t...Read More
The world's 40 largest mining companies showed steady growth in 2018 and consolidated the positive performance they had over the past several years, a new report by PwC revealed.In its Mine 2019: Resourcing the future report, the multinational professional services network states that, as a group, the top 40 mining firms increased revenue by 8% to $683 billion, buoyed by higher commodity prices an...Read More
The Vice President of Ecuador, Otto Sonnenholzner, and the Minister of Energy and Non-renewable Natural Resources, Carlos P?(C)rez, presented the country's new Public Mining Policy, with the focus on supporting large-scale operations and investments, and eradicating illegal mining.The announcement was made during a visit to the southern Zamora Chinchipe province, where Lundin Gold's (TSX:LUG) flag...Read More
Lithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesFinally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoI'm not one to endorse doctrine based on religious persuasion as it pertains to the mining sector.Read More
Lithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesFinally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoBack in 2014, if memory serves, when the iron ore price was locked into an inexorable decline from its heady apex of late 2010 toward the depths...Read More
Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsIt said Pembridge Resources (LSE:PERE) had agreed to buy the asset for US$20 million (C$26.76 million) in instalments. The sale is subject to certain provisions, including the mine reaching commercial production.Minto is about 240km north of Whitehorse and has been on care and maintenance since October 2018.Altech ticks boxes on pat...Read More
Source: GlobalData Mining Intelligence CenterA new report by GlobalData shows the value of capital raising deals in the metals and mining sector increased from the final quarter last year to over $11 billion in Q1 2019, despite the number of agreements inked falling sharply.GlobalData said overall, the total volume of completed capital raising deals decreased from 378 in Q4 2018 to 273 in Q1 2019,...Read More
Panamanian President-elect Laurentino Cortizo said on Tuesday his incoming government would review a mining contract awarded to a subsidiary of Canada's First Quantum Minerals.While the new government values the security of contracts, "the company has to respect that we have the right as Panamanians to review clause by clause," Cortizo, who takes office on July 1, told reporters.A spokesman for Fi...Read More
Capstone Mining Corp. (TSX: CS) announced Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to sell its 100% interest in the Minto copper mine to Pembridge Resources PLC (LON:PERE). Capstone has reportedly been working on a sale as early as February 2018.Located about 240km north Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon territory, the Minto mine is currently on care and maintenance. At the time of its suspension in Oc...Read More
A court hearing following Zambia's decision to name a provisional liquidator to run Vedanta Resources' Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) business was adjourned for a week on Tuesday without tackling Vedanta's demands to be involved, the company said.Vedanta Resources, part-owner of the Mumbai-listed Vedanta group of companies, is KCM's majority shareholder while Zambian state mining company ZCCM-IH holds...Read More
Monarca Minerals (TSXV: MMN) entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the 5,580-hectare San Jos?(C) project located in Chihuahua, northern Mexico.To go ahead with the deal, Monarca will pay a total of $150,000 to the mining concession owners and the agreement includes a 2% Net Smelter Return royalty upon reaching commercial production.In a media statement, the Canadian miner...Read More
Solutions will be implemented to solve long-standing environmental issues associated with waste dumps left behind at the Anaconda copper mine site after the company of the same name shut down operations in 1978 and following Arimetco's takeover and abandonment of the site in 1999.This is according to Quaterra Resources (TSXV: QTA), a Canadian miner that owns the 51-square-mile Yerington copper pro...Read More
The silver miners' stocks have been pummeled in recent months, plunging near major secular lows in late May. Sentiment in this tiny sector is miserable, reflecting silver prices continuing to languish relative to gold. This has forced traditional silver miners to increasingly diversify into gold, which has far-superior economics. The major silver miners' ongoing shift from silver is apparent in th...Read More
Lithium's next generationSPONSOREDneo lithiumHot Chili secures copper 'super hub' SPONSOREDhot chili limitedVimy ready for move to higher uranium groundSPONSOREDvimy resourcesFinally, a changed mining tech M&A landscapeSPONSOREDatricoNot talking so much about honest errors of fact, spelling mistakes or stupid sentence constructions not picked up by copy editors.Read More