While not expecting a boom, BMI Research in a new report is positive about the medium-term growth outlook for Iran's mining industry following the lifting of decades old Western sanctions at the beginning of the year.Over the next five years, new investment from Europe and Asia will accelerate the growth of the Middle-Eastern nation's mining sector, which contains vast underdeveloped reserves but...Read More
New permits issued to Seabridge Gold's KSM project in northern British Columbia marks an important step forward as the Toront0-based company transforms the world's largest undeveloped gold project by reserves into an underground mine.Seabridge announced on Tuesday it has received the necessary permits from the BC Government to develop an exploration adit into the large Deep Kerr Deposit at its...Read More
On Tuesday, nickel exchanged hands for $10,490 a tonne in London holding onto most of its 3% overnight gains. The nickel price has now advanced 20.7% in 2016. Measured from its multi-year trough of $7,725 a tonne struck in February, the price of the metal mainly used in steelmaking is up 38% thanks to a ban on exports from former top supplier and a crackdown on mining in the Philippines.Nevert...Read More
After a 10-day strike that hit Freeport-McMoRan's giant Grasberg open pit copper and gold mine in the Indonesian province of Papua, operations went back to normal on Monday.According to Reuters, the company's Indonesian division and representatives of the PT Freeport Indonesia Chemical, Energy and Mining Workers Union finally reached an agreement related to bonus payments in dispute. Close to 1,00...Read More
The world's No. 1 mining company BHP Billiton just got a rejection letter from Australian SolGold, regarding its offer to buy a stake in the company to gain exposure to its copper-gold Cascabel project in Ecuador.On Saturday, BHP presented an investment program that included $30 million for a 10% stake in SolGold and an additional $275 million related to the acquisition of a 70% stake in the unit...Read More
Amid a broad rally in mining and metals, the red metal's performance has been lacklustre managing only a 2.2% gain in 2016, following a drop of 26% last year.Chile is responsible for nearly 30% of the world's primary output of copper, with annual production of some 5.8 million tonnes.In August, Chile's Codelco said it may soon change its focus from cost reductions to output cuts, with the chief...Read More
"There is a real risk that the plaintiffs could not be provided with justice in Eritrea," said Justice Patrice Abrioux in a ruling that allows three refugees to proceed with a civil lawsuit against Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources.In an unprecedented decision, the British Columbia Supreme Court rejected the miner's request to dismiss the case and allow it to proceed in the African country. "Canadi...Read More
Nevsun Resources Ltd. ("Nevsun") (TSX: NSU) (NYSE MKT: NSU) advises that the British Columbia Supreme Court has refused to permit a claim against Nevsun to proceed as a common law class action. The court did permit the lawsuit by the three named plaintiffs to continue.Today's court decision addresses only preliminary legal challenges to the action raised by Nevsun. The judgment makes no findings w...Read More
Plan Nord has long been touted as the catalyst to unlock the economic potential of Quebec's vast north and kick-start much-needed investment in the area's remote communities. Despite the uncertainty around global metal prices, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has thrown his support behind a project that has the potential to be transformational for the north of his province. The scale of investmen...Read More
Why is zinc expected to see significantly higher zinc prices later this decade?A spate of scheduled mine closures, an underdeveloped project pipeline and steady demand growth is expected to provide the basis for significantly higher zinc prices later this decade.In 2015, the world's largest zinc miner, Glencore, made the decision to cut production by the equivalent of 4% of global output. As a con...Read More
Why is zinc expected to see significantly higher zinc prices later this decade?A spate of scheduled mine closures, an underdeveloped project pipeline and steady demand growth is expected to provide the basis for significantly higher zinc prices later this decade.In 2015, the world's largest zinc miner, Glencore, made the decision to cut production by the equivalent of 4% of global output. As a con...Read More
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