BHP (ASX: BHP) said on Friday it had lost an appeal in a London court seeking to block an over ?5 billion (US$6 billion-plus) lawsuit by 200,000 Brazilians over a deadly dam failure in Brazil seven years ago.The group claim, one of the largest in British legal history, alleged that BHP, the world's largest miner by market value, ignored safety warnings as the dam's capacity was repeatedly increas...Read More
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) has reached the first milestone in its proposed expansion of the Zgounder silver mine operations in Morocco: the completion of front-end engineering design (FEED), including flowsheet modifications, of a new 2,000 tonne-per-day flotation-CIP processing plant.The FEED phase saw the company check off many important items previously recommended by the Zgou...Read More
Here's a fun fact about me...I'm a real history buff. I love history. Always have. Always will. I've read thousand-page books on the Ottoman Empire. I've spent way more time than I should have researching World War I. And just last week, my father-in-law walked in on me watching a PBS special about the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia. There are more embarrassing things for a person to admi...Read More
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Share this articleVANCOUVER - Solaris Resources Inc. [SLS-TSXV, SLSSF-OTCQB] shares rallied Thursday after the company released an exploration update that included reports of new regional targets in the vicinity of its Warintza copper project in southeastern Ecuador.The company said it has identified three new copper-molybdenum porphyry targets, five new skarn/carbonate replacement targets and a h...Read More
We spoke with Ross McElroy, Chairman, and Sherman Dahl, CEO of SKRR Exploration Inc. (TSXV: SKRR; OTC Pink: SKKRF; FSE: B04Q). SKRR is a Canadian-based, early-stage, grassroots, precious metal explorer, with properties in Saskatchewan - one of the world's highest ranked mining jurisdictions. The primary focus is on the, significantly under-explored, Trans-Hudson Corridor, in Saskatchewan, in searc...Read More
Environmentalists had a bad day yesterday after the EU Parliament revealed it will now label natural gas and nuclear as "green" energy investments.You see, the EU has a plan to become climate-neutral by 2050, which means the economy would boast net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. It's actually the keystone of the EU's climate commitment to the Paris Agreement, which was the first universal, legally...Read More
The Toronto-quoted equity of Labrador Gold (TSXV: LAB; US-OTCQX: NKOSF) closed 4% higher on Thursday after reporting the highest-grade intercepts to date from the flagship Kingsway project in Newfoundland.The company reports that hole K-22-174 intersected 284.1 grams per tonne of gold over 0.58 metres from 309.47 metres depth, and 15.05 grams per tonne over 1.11 metres from 310.71 metres depth.The...Read More
The following companies are the Top Ten Canadian-headquartered precious metal juniors that are developing projects but are not yet in production, ranked according to market capitalization as of June 7 and compiled by Mining Intelligence. Royalty and streaming companies are not included in this list.1 NovaGold ResourcesMarket Cap: $2.1 billionEmployees at Novagold Resources and Barrick Gold's Donli...Read More
Asante Gold (TSXV: ASE) has poured first gold at its Bibiani gold mine in Ghana.The mine is expected to produce 175,000 ounces of the precious metal over the next 12 months.The news follows the commissioning of the processing plant and associated equipment at the mine in early June.The Vancouver-based company said this was the final operating area of the process plant to be commissioned, adding...Read More
Moneta Gold (TSX: ME; US-OTC: MEAUF) has delivered new assay results from 12 drill holes totalling 6,266 metres. These were completed during exploration drilling on new targets at its Tower gold project, located 100 km east of Timmins, Ont.Highlight of the batch was drill hole MGA21-012, which intersected 5.1 metres at a bonanza grade of 50.09 grams gold per tonne, including 1.0 metre at 251.0 gra...Read More
Shenzhen-listed Tianqi Lithium has raised about HK$13.5 billion (US$1.71) billion in a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to the Financial Times.The British daily newspaper reported that South Korea's LG Chem, a diversified chemical company, was a "cornerstone" investor in the IPO, which saw Tianqi sell about 164 million shares at about HK$82 ($10.45) apiece.The share sal...Read More
Shares of Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; US-OTC: SLSSF) rose 10% in Thursday morning trading after the company reported identifying three new copper-molybdenum porphyry targets, five skarn targets s and a high-sulphidation epithermal gold target near its Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador.Solaris is exploring the project with seven drill rigs in a bid to expand Warintza's mineral resource es...Read More
Centamin (TSX: CEE; LSE: CEY) said on Thursday that exploration around its flagship Sukari gold mine in Egypt has allowed it to identify the potential for a satellite open pit within the concession as well as extensions of the underground orebody.The West Africa-focused gold miner also said it had completed the first airborne geophysical survey in Egypt, which it described as a milestone for the c...Read More
A rising demand to participate in the revenues from natural resources, tougher environmental protection rules and changes to laws are increasing risks for mining and energy companies across Latin America, even in countries once considered safe investment destinations, a new study shows.According to the 2022 Latin America Mining Risk Index, published by consultancy Americas Market Intelligence (AMI...Read More
We spoke with Dr. Toby Bradbury, who is President and CEO of Rambler Metals and Mining plc (AIM: RMM), a mining and development Company that brought its first mine into commercial production, in November 2012. Rambler has 100% ownership of the Ming Copper-Gold Mine, together with a fully operational base and precious metals processing plant and year-round bulk storage and shipping facility; all lo...Read More
In this issue, we bring you our popular annual look at "Canada's Top Ten" - this year focused on Canada's biggest mining companies, precious metals juniors, and base metals and uranium juniors by market cap. From year to year, these lists don't usually see dramatic changes, with the biggest companies often shuffling up or down one or two spots.This year, however, our Top Ten base metals and uraniu...Read More