South32 eyes Chile’s Caserones copper mine

The Australian miner is said to be mulling the acquisition of the operation, in a deal estimated at over $1 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 9, 2019 | 5:00 am

An Indian billionaire doubles down on controversial coal mine

Gautam Adani took aim at two major faults opponents have flung at the development of the Carmichael coal mine.

Bloomberg News | July 8, 2019 | 4:19 pm

China’s gold hoard swells

Bullion has rallied to a six-year high in 2019 as investors bet on rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Bloomberg News | July 8, 2019 | 2:29 pm

Continental Gold closes C$25m financing with Eric Sprott

Continental says Newmont Goldcorp has until July 12 to exercise its right to maintain its ownership of the company in connection with the private placement.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 8, 2019 | 1:55 pm

Brazil to auction mining rights for about 1,000 areas this year

Brazil has a backlog of more than 20,000 areas where mining rights expired or were otherwise lost by their previous holders, equivalent to roughly 10% of the areas with pending mining permits.

Reuters | July 8, 2019 | 1:21 pm

Mining energy snapshot: Eight juniors active in world’s uranium hotspots

While uranium oxide prices continue to drift in the doldrums, several uranium companies have still raised a bit of money to explore and carry out modest programs.

Northern Miner Staff | July 8, 2019 | 12:16 pm