US District Judge said the 2019 lawsuit over alleged spoofing in gold, silver, platinum and palladium futures from 2007 to 2014 was filed long after the two-year federal statute of limitations had run out.

The surface mine would generate a total of 588,000 palladium oz and 122 million lb of copper.

In late January Adriatic was granted an exploitation permit for its Veovaca project near Vares in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 50 km north of the capital, Sarajevo.

Company's 2020 revenue rose by 28% to $2.9 billion as gold and silver prices jumped.

Glencore unit McArthur River Mine received approval from the territory's mining minister last year to proceed with the expansion.

Drill highlights include 49 metres of 2.82 g/t gold and 57 g/t silver (3.58 g/t gold-equivalent) starting at 98 metre.