Battle for Noront heats up with BHP’s sweetened offer
BHP opened Wednesday a new chapter on a months-long battle with Wyloo Metals over nickel-copper miner Noront Resources (TSX-V: NOT) by...
South32 buys stake in KGHM’s Chilean mine for $1.55bn
Australia’s South32 (ASX, LON, JSE: S32) has acquired almost half of the vast Sierra Gorda copper mine in northern Chile, majority-owned...
Weir Group cuts profit outlook following crippling cyberattack
Industrial pump maker Weir Group is reeling following a sophisticated cyberattack in the second half of September that forced it to...
Gold price shoots higher on US labor data disappointment
Gold prices advanced past the key $1,750 level on Thursday as investors sought haven after a new labor report pointed to an uneven...
Russell: China goes after low-hanging coal fruit, the real challenge is at home
President Xi Jinping’s promise to end China’s financing of overseas coal-fired power plants was broadly welcomed by environmentalists,...
Ecuador expects 4 major mining projects to start up by 2025
Ecuador expects four major mining projects to start production by the end of President Guillermo Lasso’s first term in 2025, as the...
Platinum-group prices are being hammered by the chip shortage
The shortage of semiconductors is clobbering the price of platinum-group metals as investors brace for a long-lasting hit to car...
Nigerian minister wants death penalty for gold smuggling
Gold smugglers in Africa’s largest economy deserve the death penalty, Nigeria’s deputy minister in charge of mining development said. ...
Teck Resources weighs sale, spinoff of $8 billion coal unit
Teck Resources Ltd. is exploring options for its metallurgical coal business, including a sale or spinoff that could value the unit at as...
Biden administration moves to block Alaska Pebble mine
The Biden administration said it will relaunch a process that could permanently protect Bristol Bay — a vital Alaskan watershed — from...