Teck will have the option to acquire an 80% interest in La Coipita by funding cumulative exploration expenditures of $20 million over a five-year period.

Canada Nickel’s flagship project is the Crawford nickel sulphide deposit in Ontario.

Bondholders have until Jan. 2 to give an early consent on a plan to push out due dates on $3.2 billion in bond repayments.

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company said it had discovered multiple gold deposits south of its existing Mansourah Massarah gold mine.

SQM said it would partner with Codelco for the future development and production of lithium in the Atacama salt flat.

The two companies agreed to form a new company in which Codelco will have a majority stake.

The Berg property comprises nearly 350 sq. km. of land and is adjacent to Surge's remaining mineral claims in BC.