China’s central bank to return to gold buying as prices ease, analysts say
China's central bank added 60,000 troy ounces of gold to its reserves in April.
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Fruta del Norte mine adopts Micromine Pitram suite
Located in southeast Ecuador, Fruta del Norte is considered one of the highest-grade gold mines currently in production in the world.
Rio Tinto to buy Mitsubishi’s near 12% stake in Boyne Smelters
In late May, Rio signed a deal to buy Sumitomo Chemical's 2.46% interest in the venture.
Codelco copper output hit by lingering effects of rock collapse
El Teniente’s first-half production is tracking lower than the same period last year as it repairs areas of the underground operation affected by the collapse last June.
Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list
The list now identifies 34 minerals and metals deemed essential to the country’s economic or national security.
Premium Nickel upsizes Botswana financing to $20 million
The upsized financing represents nearly double the initial offering amount.
Palamina to buy Aurania’s Peru unit to boost copper assets
The move will give Palamina access to strategic copper and silver projects in the country, including the Vicus Pluma project.
Electra gets Canadian gov’t funding for critical minerals recycling project
The company is accelerating the next phase of its recycling project to demonstrate that its hydrometallurgical black mass process is scalable, profitable, and can be implemented at other locations.
Southern Silver study ups NPV, mine life for Cerro Las Minitas project in Mexico
The study forecasts an initial capex of $388 million and an after-tax NPV of $501 million.
