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Çöpler heap leach failure due to design flaw, says SSR
Çöpler heap leach failure due to design flaw, says SSR
16th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals miner SSR Mining said on Thursday that the February 2024 heap leach failure at its Çöpler gold mine in Türkiye was owing to a design flaw in the third-party engineered plan. An... 


Blyvoor Gold's operation.
Blyvoor Gold’s prospects advance further amid deal securing US blessing
16th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The prospect of good forward momentum for a resumption of valuable mining at the re-emerging old Blyvooruitzicht (Blyvoor) gold mine has received another boost. This is because Aurous Resources,... 


Trump’s environmental pick worked for Musk-backed advocacy group
16th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency, has been a consultant to a wide swath of conservative organizations, including one of Elon Musk’s... 


Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrived at the meeting wearing a blue hat emblazoned with the words 'Canada Is Not For Sale'.
Trudeau, Premiers spar over using resources as trade weapon
16th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers of Canada’s provinces are in high-stakes talks over how far to go in using oil and other commodities as a weapon if the US starts a regional trade... 


Pan American Silver starts 2025 with record cash balance
Pan American Silver starts 2025 with record cash balance
16th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE- and TSX-listed Pan American Silver has entered 2025 with a record cash balance of $887.3-million, driven by robust production results and the sale of its La Arena mine in Peru to Chinese... 


Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto iron-ore shipments decline despite productivity efforts
16th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Global diversified miner Rio Tinto has reported a marginal decline in its fourth-quarter and full-year iron-ore shipments from the Pilbara, citing resource depletion and above-average rainfall that... 


Jim Currie has substantial experience in leading construction and development projects. Ascot is developing the Premier gold project.
Currie steps in as Ascot CEO amid leadership shakeup
15th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Ascot Resources has announced significant leadership changes, including the appointment of seasoned mining executive Jim Currie as CEO. Currie succeeds Derek White, who resigned... 


Waterberg platinum project in Limpopo.
Waterberg discussing concentrate offtake with South African smelter operators amid Saudi mulling
15th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group Metals Limited is in discussion with several South African smelter operators, including Impala Platinum (Implats), with a view to negotiating formal... 


BMI lowers average yearly copper price projections amid Trump Presidency
15th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The scheduled swearing in of Donald Trump as President of the US next week provides headwinds to the copper market amid a stronger dollar, looming tariffs and potential deceleration in the energy... 


IsoEnergy and Anfield deal terminated
IsoEnergy and Anfield deal terminated
15th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Anfield Energy has confirmed that its proposed plan of arrangement with TSX-listed IsoEnergy, announced in October, had been terminated, and that it had secured financing... 


Robex updates feasibility study for Guinea gold project
15th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Robex Resources has unveiled the results of an updated feasibility study for its Kiniero gold project in Guinea, highlighting stronger project economics and increased mineral... 


Taseko eyes first copper from Florence before year-end
Taseko eyes first copper from Florence before year-end
15th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Taseko Mines is progressing steadily with the development of its Florence copper project in Arizona, reporting that the project has surpassed the halfway mark and remains on track... 


Eroding glut of rare earths could halt two-year price downtrend in 2025, analysts say
Eroding glut of rare earths could halt two-year price downtrend in 2025, analysts say
15th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Prices of rare earth minerals are likely to stabilise in 2025 after a two-year downturn, as China slows mining output to protect domestic producers and growing demand from electric vehicles and... 


Uranium fever collides with industry's dark past in Navajo country
Uranium fever collides with industry's dark past in Navajo country
15th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

A few miles south of the Grand Canyon, thousands of tons of uranium ore, reddish-gray, blue and radioactive, are piled up high in a clearing in the forest. They’ve been there for months, stranded... 


The Cote mine in Canada
Iamgold hits raised guidance with Côté ramp-up, 'exceptional' Essakane year
14th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed bullion producer Iamgold on Tuesday reported a strong finish to 2024, achieving total attributable gold production of 667 000 oz – up 43% from the previous year – thanks to the rapid... 


Northam's Zondereinde smelter.
Rapidly rising half-year output from Northam Platinum’s Eland mine marred by tragedy
14th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a voluntary production update, Northam Platinum has reported burgeoning half-year performance from the ramping-up platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome Eland mine. Eland’s chrome concentrate... 


Copper extends rally as dollar weakens on Trump tariff report
Copper extends rally as dollar weakens on Trump tariff report
14th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Copper extended this year’s rally on a report the incoming Trump administration will slowly ramp up trade tariffs rather than impose sizable levies in one go. The report, based on unnamed sources,... 


Benz completes acquisition of WA gold projects
Benz completes acquisition of WA gold projects
14th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V- and ASX-listed Benz Mining on Tuesday completed the acquisition of the Glenburgh and Mt Egerton gold projects in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia from ASX-listed Spartan Resources.... 


West Red Lake bolsters mine operations team
14th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed West Red Lake Gold Mines has appointed Hayley Halsall-Whitney to the role of vice president operations. She most recently held the position of general manager at Wesdome Gold Mines’... 


B2Gold targets higher output in 2025, says Mali mine operating without limitations
B2Gold targets higher output in 2025, says Mali mine operating without limitations
14th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-headquartered B2Gold has confirmed that its flagship Fekola mine in Mali is operating without limitations, with gold production and exports proceeding on schedule. The announcement comes... 


Canada’s KWG joins US defence consortium
14th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

KWG Resources, which is operating at the Canadian Chrome Company (CCC), has announced its membership in the US Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), a platform designed to strengthen... 


Lynne Lake in Manitoba
Alamos to advance to 900 000 oz/y with Lynn Lake construction decision
14th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian gold miner Alamos Gold on Monday announced a construction decision for its 176 000 oz/y Lynn Lake project in Manitoba. The new C$695.2-million mine sets the stage for the company to... 


Greenland is ready to cooperate with Trump, Prime Minister says
Greenland is ready to cooperate with Trump, Prime Minister says
14th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Greenland’s prime minister said he will seek a closer relationship with the US, highlighting the Arctic island’s push for independence amid renewed interest from Donald Trump. “We have started a... 


Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario pitches Trump on mining deals with tariffs looming
14th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

The leader of Canada’s most populous province is pitching a “renewed strategic alliance” with the US on critical minerals, as President-elect Donald Trump threatens crippling tariffs on the... 


Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized
Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized
14th January 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto complex and flew them out by helicopter... 


Mark Cutifani
Veteran mining banker teams up with former Anglo American CEO Cutifani to chase M&A revival
13th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

In his two decades at Bank of America Corp as a mining banker, Omar Davis worked on several transactions with former Anglo American boss Mark Cutifani. They’ve now teamed up again to set up a... 


E25 granted key approval for Butcherbird manganese expansion
E25 granted key approval for Butcherbird manganese expansion
13th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The Western Australian Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has approved Element25’s (E25’s) planned expansion of the Butcherbird manganese project in the Pilbara. The final... 


Gold mineralisation
US/China tension likely to drive demand for some commodities – Ninety One
13th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

This year is poised to have various influences impacting on commodity markets, including Donald Trump’s re-election as US President, says private baking organisation Ninety One. In unpacking the... 


Barrick warns shareholders against unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC
Barrick warns shareholders against unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC
13th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Barrick Gold has cautioned shareholders against an unsolicited mini-tender offer from TRC Capital Investment to purchase up to five-million of its common shares. The offer... 


Zinc stacked
BMI unpacks lower-price outlook for zinc
13th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Market analyst BMI has maintained its zinc price forecast for this year at $2 650/t owing to weaker supply and demand dynamics; however, refined zinc production will likely trend higher this year... 


Tharisa mine in South Africa’s North West.
Underground feasibility progressing, early works capital being deployed – Tharisa
13th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A well progressing Tharisa mine underground definitive feasibility study accompanied by early works capital deployment is reported by Johannesburg- and London-listed platinum group metals (PGMs)... 


Barrick CEO Mark Bristow
Mali starts seizing gold stocks at Barrick site, company memo says
13th January 2025 By: Reuters

Mali's government has begun enforcing a provisional order to seize gold stock at Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto site, the Canadian miner said in a note to Malian staff, warning again that it may... 


As Trump renews push for Greenland, mineral wealth takes centre stage
As Trump renews push for Greenland, mineral wealth takes centre stage
13th January 2025 By: Reuters

US President-elect Donald Trump last week reiterated his interest in taking control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, which could be useful for the US because of its strategic... 


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