December 1, 2020

Pilbara Minerals to buy Altura for $175m on lithium recovery bet

Altura entered receivership in October following prolonged weakness in the raw battery materials market.

December 1, 2020

SolGold delays Alpala pre-feasibility study again

The company has had to tweak the mine design and development plan for the project in Ecuador, which has pushed back its already delayed pre-feasibility study to Q1 2021.

December 1, 2020

Scotgold pours first gold at Scotland’s only commercial mine

Commercial production at Cononish mine will begin in early 2021.

November 30, 2020

Silver miners’ Q3 2020 fundamentals

With silver remaining high despite being in a healthy correction, silver miners’ super-bullish trend of fast-improving fundamentals is likely to continue.

November 30, 2020

Peru new mining minister vows to streamline permitting

Jaime Galvez aims to reduce the current consultation period during the exploration phase to six months, down from about 12 months it currently takes.

November 30, 2020

Gold price on track for worst month since 2016

Gold extended its decline below $1,800/oz on further positive news of covid-19 vaccines.

November 30, 2020

Botswana Diamonds acquires Sekaka from embattled Petra

The acquisition of Sekaka grants the miner access to three prospecting licenses in the southern African country.

November 29, 2020

Inflation fear and green hope drive investors into copper

The copper market is experiencing a wave of investor interest it hasn’t seen for a decade.

November 27, 2020

Osisko Gold Royalties launches Osisko Development

Osisko Development aims to become the next mid-tier gold producer in North America.

November 27, 2020

Livent opts out of E3 Metals joint development agreement

Shares of E3 Metals plunged following the news.