Copper $ 4.895 / lb 0.72%

Brent Crude Oil $ 66.82 / bbl 0.21%

Palladium $ 932 / ozt 0.11%

Crude Oil $ 61.91 / bbl -3.27%

Natural Gas $ 3.019 / Btu -0.89%

Silver Futures $ 32.725 / ozt 0.85%

Aluminum Futures $ 2327.75 / ton 0.00%

Micro Gold Futures $ 3384 / ozt -0.97%

Micro Silver Futures $ 32.72 / ozt 0.89%

Platinum $ 961.8 / ozt 0.48%

Gold Futures $ 3353.6 / ozt -0.42%

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Kirkland Lake buying Detour Gold in stock deal worth $3.7-billion

Kirkland Lake jumps on the gold deal-making wagon with online assessment tool

Miner has launched the KL Gold Deal Room, an online tool to help attract, assess and refine investment opportunities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2019 | 9:15 am

Endeavour buys rival Semafo, creates one of West Africa’s top gold miners

Endeavour Mining ups reserves at flagship Houndé mine in Burkina Faso by 41%

A large portion of the Kari Pump maiden estimate for measured and indicated resource was converted to reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2019 | 6:55 am

Norway’s $1 trillion fund resumes investing in miners, oil and Walmart

It will invest again in miners Rio Tinto and Nutrien, as well as in retailer Walmart after their exclusions from the fund's investments on ethical grounds were revoked.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2019 | 4:03 am

Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine, in Congo.

Falling cobalt prices add fresh challenges to DRC’s economy

GDP growth in the DRC is expected to fall to 4.3% this year from 5.8% in 2018, due to a slowdown in mining activity triggered mainly by lower cobalt prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2019 | 11:23 am

Tanzania gives Acacia to March 30 to stop water pollution at Mara or face shutdown

Acacia pokes holes in Barrick’s takeover bid, still open to “fair” offer

The African miner said it "strongly disagreed" with Barrick's valuation of the company and that the proposal appears to have ignored the value of its exploration and development assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2019 | 10:19 am

Rio Tinto breaks ground at Madison copper-gold project in Montana

The move follows an earn-in agreement between the two companies, under which Kennecott Exploration can acquire a 55% stake in the property.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2019 | 9:56 am

World’s largest copper producer Codelco brings AI to its mines

Chile’s Codelco has already lost $17.5 million on Chuquicamata strike

Lost production in the first week of the labour action amounts to about 3,500 tonnes of copper.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2019 | 9:13 am

Adani begins construction at Carmichael coal complex

Company already has around 60 workers onsite, surveying and clearing for access to project's location.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2019 | 8:00 am

Ecuador sees mining exports rising 74% in 2021, ministry says

SolGold shares soar after Ecuador court dismisses call for referendum on mining

The country's Constitutional Court has rejected calls for a referendum, which could have halted the miner's flagship Cascabel and other projects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2019 | 4:38 am

China Plans Iron Ore Giant to Assert Market Control

Rio Tinto looks at developing Simandou again — report

It's mulling options to develop the giant iron ore deposit in Guinea, which almost sold last year to its partner in the project Chinalco.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2019 | 9:45 am

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Panama President rules out new mining contract law with First Quantum

President Mulino is open to partnering with First Quantum, provided it’s clear that the mine belongs to Panama and its people.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2025 | 7:05 am