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Gowest Gold preps to go private as Chinese investors hold almost half of shares

The move coincides with some Canadian junior companies expressing frustration with the federal government for stymieing foreign investment in critical minerals.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | September 16, 2024 | 9:21 am

Lucara recovers sixth diamond larger than 1,000 carats at Karowe mine in Botswana

Last month, the miner unearthed the second-largest diamond ever found.

Staff Writer | September 16, 2024 | 8:33 am

Antofagasta to invest $3.5 billion in 2025 amid portfolio expansion

The miner is actively looking for copper projects in Peru…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2024 | 8:08 am

CarbonScape picks site for biographite production demo plant

CarbonScape is developing a low-cost and carbon-negative biographite made from…

Staff Writer | September 16, 2024 | 8:02 am

Ivanhoe Electric says Santa Cruz PFS on track for Q2 2025

The PFS will include a mine plan that will be…

Staff Writer | September 16, 2024 | 8:02 am

Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba signs $310 million lithium mine deal

The company did not name the investors, only saying they were "leading foreign British and Chinese companies in the global lithium market".

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:34 am

Mexico has ‘sufficient arguments’ to win Ganfeng dispute, says President-elect

Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence in her incoming government's ability to come out on top in a legal battle against the Chinese miner.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:31 am

Resouro touts rare earths resources at Tiros project in Brazil

The mineral resource estimate for the project positions it as one of the world's largest undeveloped resources of its kind.

Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 7:28 am

In shadow of Victoria Gold accident, workers claim lax safety culture at site

A landslide that’s stopped production at the Eagle mine in Canada's Yukon Territory may have been inevitable due to the company’s weak approach to safety protocols, employees say.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | July 17, 2024 | 2:51 pm

Wildfires erupt in Canada crude patch in threat to oil sands

One 7-acre fire is within about 6 miles of MEG Energy Corp.’s Christina Lake site, which produced almost 100,000 barrels a day in May.

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2024 | 1:09 pm

Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal

Millions of feet of copper wiring will be required for strengthening the world’s power grids, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes more are needed to build wind and solar farms.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | July 17, 2024 | 11:22 am