March 11, 2021

7 Questions with Oxygen Capital’s Mark O’Dea

The Oxygen group created Fronteer Gold, which was sold to Newmont for $2.3 billion in 2011.

March 11, 2021

Glencore chairman Tony Hayward to step down by 2022

Announcement heralds a changing of the guard at the company, with long-serving chief executive Ivan Glasenberg due to step down in June.

March 11, 2021

Nonferrous metals exploration budget down 11% in 2020 – report

The global budget was $8.7 billion in 2020, down from the $9.8 billion registered in 2019, S&P found.

March 11, 2021

Ontario to develop first critical minerals strategy

Recent proposed investments of almost C$6 billion in Ontario's auto sector could make the province a global hub for EV manufacturing.

March 11, 2021

BHP moves exploration team to Toronto to grow copper, nickel pipeline

The move to Canada’s most populous city is expected to help BHP grow its pipeline of “future-facing” metals projects.

March 10, 2021

Trader buys $36m of copper and gets painted rocks instead

The saga unfolds like a gangland thriller, with the Swiss trading house saying it’s been the victim of cargo fraud.

March 10, 2021

Sphinx buys former New Calumet zinc-lead-silver mine

The historical resource estimate made in 1996 (not NI 43-101 compliant) included “reserves” in two zones above the 600-foot level of 61,326 tonnes grading 217 grams silver and 6.3 grams…

March 10, 2021

Copper price rises on demand hopes

Copper futures advanced in London and New York on Wednesday on hopes of rising demand, but prices in Shanghai fell on fears of policy tightening by top consumer China.

March 10, 2021

PDAC: Exploring 30 years of global gold endowment with Flydentity’s Douglas Silver

What happened to the gold deposits of 1989?

March 10, 2021

Danakali looks into solar, wind to power Eritrea potash project

The Australian miner says that both energy sources are viable power alternatives for its 100%-owned Colluli sulphate of potash (SoP) project.