Illegal miners are digging gold at a $4.8B Newmont site in Peru
Newmont is the latest global company to face informal miners.
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Colombia to launch copper exploration round with eight qualified firms
Colombia will offer 14 areas for copper production and exploration, ANM President Lina Franco said.
Mali returns possession of seized gold to Barrick
The gold, worth about $400 million, was seized by a military helicopter in January.
Silver price heads for weekly gain in speculative surge
The precious metal rose to an all-time-high above $64 an ounce on Friday morning.
How tight supply, AI demand propelled copper price towards $12,000
Copper prices are up 35% so far this year and heading for their largest gain since 2009.
Teck joins Centerra as 9.9% shareholder in Metal Energy
Shares of Metal Energy surged by a quarter to a new 52-week high on Friday.
BMC Minerals makes ASX debut in $66M IPO
BMC said it will use the funds of this offering to further advance its Kudz Ze Kayah project located in Yukon.
Sirios to buy OVI Mining in $17M deal in Quebec
The acquisition will bring Cheechoo, Plex and Corvet Est into the “Osisko ecosystem”.
BHP, Rio advance projects in boost to Argentina mining ambitions
The Vicuña joint venture between BHP and Lundin Mining filed for the tax, customs and currency exchange benefits offered under the RIGI program.
