January 19, 2021

SolGold CEO to retire after shareholder pressure

Resignation comes a month after Nick Mather was handed a strong rebuke at the company’s annual meeting, when nearly half of shareholders voted against his reappointment to the board.

January 19, 2021

Zen’s graphene: from a mine in Ontario to the hands of frontline workers

The company signed an agreement with personal protective equipment producer TreborRx, whose team will apply the coating on nitrile gloves to be distributed in Canada, the US and Mexico.

January 15, 2021

MINING PEOPLE: Bunker Hill, Copper Mountain, Eldorado, Hycroft

Key moves in the mining sector.

January 13, 2021

Appian CEO on principles for mining investment

The commodities market is witnessing the sharpest rally in more than a decade.

January 12, 2021

M&A and strong metal prices in the year ahead

Many analysts believe 2021 will see other big M&A deals in the mining space.

January 11, 2021

Gold price rally of 2020 crushes analyst forecasts

Analysts were forecasting gold prices at $1,558.8/oz on average, up 12% from 2019, still short of the actual price by over $200.

January 11, 2021

Appian closes $775m fund as institutions line up for mining investment

London-based Appian Capital Advisory closes oversubscribed $775 million mining investment fund with 40% already committed.

January 11, 2021

Jim Bob Moffett, co-founder of Freeport, dies at 82

On his watch, the company rode an unprecedented commodities boom, expanding to challenge Codelco as the world’s biggest copper miner.

January 8, 2021

MINING PEOPLE: Artemis, First Quantum, Iamgold, Gold Standard, Pure Gold

Key moves in the mining industry.

January 7, 2021

Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person

A 4.8% rally in Tesla’s share price Thursday boosted Musk past Amazon founder on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.