First American Uranium grants Myriad uranium option on Red Basin project

CSE-listed First American Uranium has entered into an option agreement with fellow-listed Myriad Uranium for the Red Basin uranium/vanadium mineral claims in Catron county, New Mexico. Under the... 

Agnico Eagle secures 96.5% stake in O3 Mining

Canadian miner Agnico Eagle Mines has moved closer to completing its acquisition of TSX-V-listed O3 Mining after securing 96.5% of the company’s outstanding shares through its takeover bid. Agnico... 

Kingsgate achieves 100th gold pour at Chatree

ASX-listed Kingsgate Consolidated  has reached a significant production milestone at its Chatree gold mine in Thailand, marking the hundredth gold pour since operations restarted in March 2023. The... 

Coronado moves Bitzer to development role, appoints new COO

Brisbane-headquartered coal miner Coronado Global Resources has made changes to its executive leadership team, with COO Jeff Bitzer transitioning to the newly established chief development officer... 

Athena appoints new CEO

Western Australian iron-ore developer Athena Resources on Tuesday announced the appointment of Peter Jones as MD and CEO with effect from February 17. Prior to joining Athena, Jones worked for... 

SSR Mining announces board changes

US-based SSR Mining on Monday announced the appointment of Laura Mullen to its board of directors, effective February 15. At the same time, the company also announced the immediate resignation of... 

Entrée and Oyu Tolgoi formalise JV agreement

Vancouver-based Entrée Resources has formally executed and delivered its joint venture (JV) agreement with Oyu Tolgoi (OTLLC), which the parties have been operating under since the formation of... 

Bouchard steps down as New Gold COO

TSX- and NYSE American-listed New Gold on Monday announced it had mutually parted ways with COO Yohann Bouchard. His last day was January 31. "I thank Yohann for his contribution to New Gold... 

Barminco secures Goldrush underground mining contract in the US

Australian mining services provider Perenti’s underground mining business, Barminco, has secured its first underground mining contract in the US, winning a deal with Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) for the... 

FMG secures majority stake in Red Hawk

ASX-listed Fortescue said on Tuesday morning that it had obtained a majority interest of 66.23% in iron-ore junior Red Hawk Mining following the acceptance of its off-market takeover offer by Red... 

New Murchison Gold advances toward production with Crown Prince feasibility study

ASX-listed New Murchison Gold (NMG) on Monday announced the results of a feasibility study for its Crown Prince gold deposit in Western Australia, confirming a robust pre-tax cash flow of... 

Amec welcomes WA trial to streamline approvals process

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has welcomed the Western Australian government’s announcement of a trial aimed at streamlining the approvals process for mining projects.... 

Applications open for new round of WA's exploration incentive scheme

Applications for Round 31 of Western Australia's Exploration Incentive Scheme's (EIS) co-funded exploration drilling programme and Series 8 of the energy analysis programme opened on Monday.... 

Paladin’s Fission Uranium inks agreement with Buffalo River Dene Nation

Uranium miner Paladin Energy on Monday announced that its Canadian subsidiary, Fission Uranium, had signed a mutual benefits agreement (MBA) with the Buffalo River Dene Nation (BRDN). The... 

Regis extends Duketon contract with Barminco

Australian miner Regis Resources has extended the contract with Perenti’s Barminco unit for the provision of underground mining services at the Duketon Operations in the Goldfields region of... 

Eskom to implement Stage 3 loadshedding from 17:00

Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 3 loadshedding from 17:00 on January 31, after warning earlier in the day that there was a high risk of loadshedding.   “This is a potentially... 

Sayona reports strong operational quarter, progress on merger with Piedmont

ASX-listed Sayona Mining has reported a quarter of strong operational performance, with spodumene concentrate production at its North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Canada reaching 50 922 dry... 

Graphite One named in Alaska Governor’s address

TSX-V-listed Graphite One has been recognised by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy in his State of the State Address this week, underscoring the project’s economic and national security significance.... 

Qld levels playing field for mining and renewables

The Queensland government has moved to balance the regulatory requirements for the mineral resources and renewable-energy industries, announcing new planning policies that will subject wind farm... 

P1000 expansion achieves first ore at Pilgangoora

Australian lithium miner Pilbara Minerals on Friday achieved first ore at its Pilgangoora lithium operation’s P1000 expansion project. The P1000 project involved a major upgrade to the Pilgan... 

BHP awards EPCM contract for South Australia copper expansion

Diversified miner BHP has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to a joint venture between Fluor Australia and Hatch to support the proposed expansion of... 

Dwibin Thomas

This week we profile Dwibin Thomas, GM at Honeywell sub-Saharan Africa, a provider of industrial and process automation solutions, including energy efficiency, sustainability and digital... 

Western Yilgarn restarts activities at bauxite project in Darling Range

ASX-listed Western Yilgarn said on Thursday it had started work on a mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its Julimar West bauxite project in the Darling Range region, about 90 km north-east of... 

MinRes maintains guidance despite varied results

Diversified resources company Mineral Resources (MinRes) has maintained its guidance for all its operations, despite reporting a mixed set of results. December quarter production volumes remained... 

Glencore’s steelmaking coal output up 165% y/y on the back of Elk Valley acquisition

Despite reporting lower production from own sources for most of the commodities it mines for the 2024 financial year, diversified miner Glencore CEO Gary Nagle says output was in line with... 

Strategic Resources looking to use iron-ore concentrate from Scully mine

TSX-V-listed Strategic Resources and Tacora Resources, the operator of the Scully mine in the Labrador Trough, have signed a collaboration agreement to explore the use of Tacora’s iron-ore... 

Artemis Gold pours first gold and silver at Blackwater

Vancouver-based Artemis Gold on Wednesday announced the successful completion of its first gold and silver pour at the Blackwater mine, in British Columbia, marking a milestone in the commissioning... 

Ramelius tracking ahead of production plan

Western Australian gold miner Ramelius Resources said on Wednesday that it was tracking ahead of its full-year production and costs plan helped by high-grade ore from Cue at the flagship Mt Magnet... 

Calibre reports maiden resource for Talavera deposit

Mid-tier gold producer Calibre Mining on Wednesday announced the production of its one-millionth ounce of gold in Nicaragua and a maiden mineral resource estimate for its Talavera deposit. The... 

McEwen Mining makes investment in Goliath Resources

NYSE- and TSX-listed McEwen Mining has made a strategic investment into precious metals junior Goliath Resources, which owns projects in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. Goliath founder... 

Lotus secures additional uranium offtake with North American utility

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has signed another term sheet for uranium octoxide (U3O8) sales with North American utility PSEG Nuclear, a subsidiary of Public Sector Enterprise Group – a diversified... 

Poddar removed as director of Tirupati

The board of specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite has decided to remove Shishir Poddar as a director of the company, with immediate effect. He remains suspended as co-CEO, pending further... 

Gem beats revised production, sales guidance

London-listed Gem Diamonds, which owns and operates the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, recovered 24 461 ct of diamonds in the fourth quarter of 2024, taking full-year production to 105 012 ct. Although... 

McEwen says 2024 production within guidance

Gold producer McEwen Mining has met its 2024 production guidance, with output of 135 900 gold-equivalent ounces (GEO) in the year. During 2024, Gold Bar in Nevada, US, and San Jose in Argentina,... 

Montero finalises distribution of $27m settlement in Tanzania dispute

Canadian junior Montero Mining and Exploration said on Tuesday that it had finalised the distribution of its $27-million settlement with litigation funder Omni Bridgeway over the expropriation of... 

Ascot postpones conference call as new CEO conducts operational review

Toronto-listed Ascot Resources has postponed its previously scheduled investor conference call as newly appointed president and CEO Jim Currie undertakes an assessment of the company’s mining... 

Anglo completes sale of minority interest in Jellinbah for A$1.6bn

Diversified miner Anglo American has concluded the sale of its 33.3% minority interest in Jellinbah Group, a joint venture (JV) that owns a 70% interest in the Jellinbah East and Lake Vermont... 

Barrick expects another strong performance from Kibali this year

Canada-headquartered Barrick Gold Corp says the joint venture Kibali gold mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) achieved an improved performance in the last quarter of 2024, culminating... 

Wabtec awarded $248m locomotive order from Winning Consortium Simandou

NYSE-listed Wabtec Corporation has been awarded a $248-million order for Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives and services from Winning Consortium Simandou, to support the latter's rail operations... 

Cobra produces first mixed rare earth carbonate from South Australia project

London-listed exploration and development company Cobra has successfully produced a potentially saleable mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) at laboratory scale from its in-situ recovery study on...