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Video: Wheaton Precious Metals’ Randy Smallwood on ‘most active deal-making year’

Wheaton is celebrating one of its most active deal-making years, clinching eight transactions with over $1 billion in commitments.

Northern Miner Staff | March 22, 2024 | 12:02 pm

Gemfields warns of $2.8 million loss on write-down

Weak PGMs prices forced Gemfields to cut the value of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 22, 2024 | 4:01 am

Signal Gold evaluates strategic alternatives for Goldboro project

The project is subjected to a feasibility study that demonstrated…

Staff Writer | March 21, 2024 | 7:40 am

Lucapa finds Lulo mine’s fifth-largest diamond

The 203-carat, type IIa diamond is also the third 100-carat-plus…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2024 | 5:35 am

Centamin annual profit boosted by soaring gold prices

Centamin said it had “re-positioned” its Sukari gold mine in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2024 | 3:51 am

US backs Australian, Brazil rare earths projects for up to $850 million

The company received the letter of interest from the United States, Export-Import Bank.

Reuters | March 21, 2024 | 2:04 am

Calibre raising $74m to advance projects in Canada, US and Nicaragua

Chief among Calibre’s projects is the wholly owned Valentine open pit gold development in central Newfoundland.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 11:00 am

Rescuers battle rubble and water in race to save 13 trapped Russian miners

The miners were trapped on Monday by a rock fall at the Pioneer gold mine, one of Russia's largest.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 6:06 am

BC court dismisses former CEO’s appeal over environmental violations at Yellow Giant mine

Benjamin Mossman appealed the decision that found him guilty of 13 environmental violations, including discharging mine waste, failing to report environmental spills and dumping,

Staff Writer | March 19, 2024 | 4:56 pm

K92 ordered to temporarily suspend mining following worker death

The incident adds to the list of fatalities reported at the Kainantu mine over the past year.

Staff Writer | March 19, 2024 | 6:45 am

Vale faces fresh $3.8 billion lawsuit over 2015 dam disaster

The legal action in the Netherlands is being pursued by 77,000 claimants represented by law firms Pogust Goodhead and Lemstra Van der Korst.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2024 | 4:51 am

Thirteen miners trapped in Russian gold mine, authorities say

The accident occurred at the Pioneer mine, one of the largest gold mines in Russia.

Reuters | March 18, 2024 | 6:01 pm

Covert forms of sexual harassment remain an issue in Western Australia’s mining industry – study

Being put down or condescended to based on gender, and receiving offensive sexist remarks, remain common themes in Western Australia’s mining sector.

Staff Writer | March 14, 2024 | 6:06 am

Core Lithium CEO quits on share, battery metal prices rout

The company reported an $111 million loss for 2023 as its share price has crumbled in the past year.

Henry Lazenby | March 13, 2024 | 4:14 pm

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