Specialist mining investors have found a "buyer's market" for projects as the mining sector struggles to compete for funding with new industries, multiple industry executives said at a conference this week.Smaller mines and developers who previously found capital through retail investors in public markets are increasingly turning to specialist investors such as private equity or companies that see...Read More
Ecuador, the world's shining light for copper prospects, aims to more than double the value of mining to its economy by 2021 and is seeking more joint venture partners for its state-owned mining company, a senior government official said on Thursday.Ecuador is being hailed as the biggest potential new source of supply of the metal used in renewable energy. Copper is number 1 on every miner's must-...Read More
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has shrugged off some shareholders concerns about the company not being in position to buy new assets, and announced the acquisition of Mason Resources (TSX:MNR) for C$31 million (about $24m).Disclosing the deal after the market closed on Wednesday, Hudbay president and chief executive officer Alan Hair said that while the company believed the most...Read More
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd STEG.SI :* UNIT TO DIVEST LEEBOY INDIA CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT PRIVATE TO POLYHOSE INDIA PRIVATE LTD FOR $1.05 MILLION Read More
Oct 31 (Reuters) - The rift between India's central bank and the government has widened and could lead to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor considering resignation, CNBC TV18 reported https://twitter.com/CNBCTV18Live/status/1057445750441820160 on Wednesday, citing sources.There has been an irreversible breakdown between the RBI Governor Urjit Patel and the government, the media said, adding...Read More
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Indian shares clawed back earlier losses to end higher on Wednesday, bolstered by a rally in financial stocks after the country's government stressed that the Reserve Bank of India has autonomy, calming investors worried about a growing public rift with the central bank.The broader NSE index .NSEI ended 1.85 percent higher at 10,386.60, while the benchmark BSE index .BSESN close...Read More
* Q2 net profit 13.43 bln rupees vs 12.68 bln rupees est.* Expenses rose 11.4 pct in the qtr* Q2 rev from ops up 5.2 pct (Adds details, background)Oct 31 (Reuters) - Indian miner Vedanta Ltd VDAN.NS reported on Wednesday a 34 percent fall in second-quarter net profit, hit by lower revenue from its zinc operations, rising costs and the shutdown of a smelter in southern India.The Indian unit of dive...Read More
(Bloomberg) -- Glencore (LON:GLEN) Plc’s coal mining business will eclipse its copper unit next year and become the world’s biggest commodity trader’s most profitable operation.Despite making a lot of noise about its electric vehicle-focused mines such as nickel, copper and cobalt, Glencore has continued to buy more coal assets, adding rival Rio Tinto’s Australian opera...Read More
Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resources Hudbay has offered Mason shareholders C$0.40 in cash for each share held, valuing Mason at $31 million. Net of Mason's cash and Hudbay's current 14% ownership in the company, Masno's enterprise value is about US$15 million.Hudbay CEO Alan Hair said the acquisition of the Ann Mason project was "another step in Hudbay's consistent strate...Read More
Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resources The company reported a headline loss for the three-months period of C$8.3 million, or 4c a share, which were below average analyst forecasts that called for nil per share, on expected revenue of $72.1 million.Revenue fell 21.3% year-over-year to $60.72 million. Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resources Copper Mount...Read More
Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resourcesThe company is 75% owner of the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in British Columbia and it had hoped for an improved second half after Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumWhite Rock sets cracking Alaska pace in first field seasonSPONSOREDwhite rock minerals Finance had been the final hurdle for the shovel-ready Gunnison in-situ recovery copper project in Arizona after the company overcame a perm...Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumWhite Rock sets cracking Alaska pace in first field seasonSPONSOREDwhite rock mineralsIn a recent presentation to investors, Ramelius chief executive Mark Zeptner described the company as significantly undervalued. Central to his argument...Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumWhite Rock sets cracking Alaska pace in first field seasonSPONSOREDwhite rock mineralsI have no idea how many times the phrase "this time, it's different" has been uttered in polite society, as I don't count such things - but I'm guessing...Read More
Nov 1 - BHP will start an off-market buyback of $5.2 billion of its shares immediately, with the remainder of the proceeds from its U.S. onshore assets sale to be returned in the form of a special dividend, the global miner said on Thursday.The world's biggest miner had promised in July to return the $10.5 billion in sale proceeds to shareholders. It also announced the completion of the sale of it...Read More
MOSCOW, Oct 31 - Production at Russia's Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) Bystrinsky copper project near the Chinese border surged in the third quarter, the company said on Wednesday, indicating that it was making progress fixing a problem with equipment.Nornickel, controlled by Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin and aluminium giant Rusal, launched the mine a year ago with an aim to export its producti...Read More
Vancouver-based explorer Golden Arrow Resources (TSX-V: GRG) has entered into a Definitive Agreement with Mineria Activa SpA to acquire up to 100% of the Indiana gold-copper project in Chile. Indiana is located approximately 35 kms from Golden Arrow's new Atlantida copper-gold project.The advanced-stage gold-copper project features a near surface deposit of high-grade gold and copper vein-hos...Read More
Excelsior Mining plans to complete construction at its Gunnison copper project in south eastern Arizona and enter production over the next year after agreeing to a US$75 million project financing package with Triple Flag Mining Finance.Triple Flag will buy a US$65 million copper stream on Gunnison and US$10 million in shares from Excelsior. The package includes an option for Triple Flag to fund a...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold and takeover target Randgold Resources are boosting their dividend payouts ahead of shareholder votes next week on their $6.1 billion deal, the miners said Wednesday.Barrick's all-stock purchase of the African miner, announced in September, spurred some analyst criticism because it lacked a premium for Randgold, which has a record of strong operational and financial performan...Read More
* RBI "looked the other way" when banks lent excessively - Jaitley* Banks lent indiscriminately in 2008-2014 - Jaitley* Comments come after RBI official's call for more independence (Updates with quotes, background, details)By Manoj Kumar and Suvashree ChoudhuryNEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley blamed the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday for failing to stop...Read More