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Gold price flirts with new highs with market leaning towards June rate cut

Gold is just $20 off its record high of $2,135 set in December 2023.

Staff Writer | March 4, 2024 | 11:48 am

Osisko Development secures $50 million for Cariboo underground gold project

Osisko received environmental approval for Cariboo last year, and it…

Staff Writer | March 4, 2024 | 11:23 am

London gold price benchmark hits all-time high, LBMA says

London's gold price benchmark hit an all-time high of $2,098.05/oz…

Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 9:13 am

Rio Tinto CEO bullish on lithium but not eyeing big acquisitions

Rio Tinto is developing the Rincon project, a lithium-brine mine…

Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 6:55 am

World-beating mining stock turns big loser thanks to China slump

Iron ore behemoth Fortescue is tipped for the greatest earnings…

Bloomberg News | March 3, 2024 | 2:58 pm

Rio Tinto wants lithium assets, but not at current prices

Speaking after Rio’s annual general meeting, CEO Jakob Stausholm said he didn’t want to pay a high premium for lithium assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 4, 2023 | 4:43 am

Barrick CEO Bristow rails against Ottawa’s interference in Canadian mining industry

Barrick CEO Mark Bristow is refusing to shut the door on accepting new investment from state-controlled Chinese companies, and questioned the move by Canada and the US to clamp down on such investment.

Niall McGee – The Globe & Mail | May 3, 2023 | 5:49 pm

Vulcan Energy raises $72 million to develop German lithium plant

Funds to go to develop its net zero carbon lithium project in Germany.

Reuters | May 3, 2023 | 4:27 pm

Sprott’s ex-CEO snaps up its mining finance unit in buyout deal

Peter Grosskopf has acquired the firm’s Canadian investment banking business in a bid to help mining companies make deals.

Bloomberg News | May 3, 2023 | 1:45 pm

Lithium Royalty backs Brazil mine in first investment since going public

Atlas Lithium is developing a hard-rock mine in southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, in a region known as Lithium Valley.

Andrew Willis - The Globe and Mail | May 3, 2023 | 12:35 pm

Liontown bids signal strong outlook for lithium, rival says

The intense interest in Liontown is “a really strong point of evidence” about the outlook, says Pilbara Minerals CEO.

Bloomberg News | May 3, 2023 | 10:41 am

Copper price is set to close at its lowest level since January 5

A Reuters poll showed that prices are due to recover slightly, supported by low inventories.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 3, 2023 | 10:15 am

Gold price at two-week high as Fed announces rate hike

Gold extended gains on a weaker dollar and lower yields.

Staff Writer | May 3, 2023 | 9:48 am

Chile’s new lithium policy a boon for other producers

Uncertainty surrounding Chile's plans to bring its lithium industry under state control will send capital elsewhere, with Canada a likely beneficiary.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2023 | 7:09 am

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