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Private equity firm emerges as successful bidder for Nevada Copper

An affiliate of Kinterra Capital made a stalking horse bid of $128 million for substantially all of Nevada Copper's assets last month.

Staff Writer | September 17, 2024 | 11:13 am

Bank of America forecasts copper price above $10,000, iron ore price below $80 by 2025

While the outlook for iron ore appears grim, BofA remains…

Staff Writer | September 17, 2024 | 10:07 am

Newmont on track to get at least $2 billion from asset sales, COO says

The sales are part of plan to focus on so-called…

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2024 | 10:01 am

Goldman says gold may dip if Fed opts for quarter-point cut

The precious metal has been one of the strongest performing…

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2024 | 8:31 am

BHP warns AI boom would worsen copper shortage

Growth of data centres and AI could boost copper demand…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 17, 2024 | 7:17 am

Exxon to focus on lithium from brines, not hard rock mining, executive says

The company is deciding which direct lithium extraction technology it will license to produce lithium in Arkansas.

Reuters | June 25, 2024 | 12:30 pm

Gold Reserve announces $30 million placement for Citgo bid

Part of the proceeds will go toward the company's credit bid for PDV Holdings, the indirect parent company of Venezuela-owned oil refiner Citgo Petroleum.

Staff Writer | June 25, 2024 | 10:58 am

Newmont the only miner to make TIME’s top 100 green firms ranking

TIME and Statista held companies to high standards for their Scope 1 and 2 emissions and energy consumption relative to company size, emissions reductions in 2021 and 2022.

Bruno Venditti | June 25, 2024 | 10:23 am

Exxon, South Korea’s SK On sign non-binding deal for lithium supply

The agreement has the potential to be a multi-year offtake deal of up to 100,000 metric tons.

Reuters | June 25, 2024 | 8:39 am

Contango, Kinross to pour first gold from Alaska mine in July

The project is held under a joint venture, with Kinross owning 70%.

Staff Writer | June 25, 2024 | 8:26 am

Lilac Solutions releases lithium extraction data amid rising competition

Lilac plans to use the latest version of its DLE technology at Utah's Great Salt Lake, where a pilot plant should be online by October.

Reuters | June 25, 2024 | 7:12 am

Hedge funds’ bullish copper bets run into China’s slowdown

Without western investors buying, all eyes are back on China, and a copper market that several industry insiders say is still the weakest they’ve ever seen it.

Bloomberg News | June 23, 2024 | 12:12 pm

Gold price down 1%, but set for second straight weekly gain

Gold has benefited from a run of soft economic data this week.

Staff Writer | June 21, 2024 | 8:01 am

US lithium clay projects secure backing despite extraction hurdles

The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 8:00 am

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