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  • 1 day ago | mining.com | Cecilia Jamasmie

    Panama will not offer a new mining contract to Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), President José Raúl Mulino said, signalling a hard line in the ongoing dispute that has kept the company’s $10 billion Cobre Panamá copper mine shuttered since late 2023. Speaking at an industry event in Panama City, Mulino said the path forward remained uncertain but noted he remained open to forming an association with First Quantum. “I can’t tell you yet what path (we) will follow.

  • 1 day ago | mining.com | Cecilia Jamasmie

    Premier African Minerals (LON: PREM) shares more than tripled on Wednesday after the company announced it was pursuing a lithium concentrate supply agreement with Glencore (LON: GLEN). The stock surged to 0.092p in late-morning trading, up from Tuesday’s close of 0.030p. By midday, it was up 80% at 0.056p, valuing the company at £25.3 million ($33.6 million).

  • 1 day ago | mining.com | Cecilia Jamasmie

    Victory Metals (ASX: VTM) has received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for up to $190 million in financing to develop its North Stanmore heavy rare earths project in Western Australia.

  • 2 days ago | mining.com | Cecilia Jamasmie

    Chilean copper giant Codelco has signed two energy contracts as part of its goal to run entirely on clean electricity by 2030. The state-run miner said the deals will deliver 1.5 terawatt-hours of green power annually starting in 2026, sourced from Generadora Metropolitana — owned by Chile’s AME Group and France’s EDF — and GR Power Chile. The contracts, awarded through a public tender, include lithium-ion battery storage and will run from January 2026 to December 2040.

  • 2 days ago | northernminer.com | Cecilia Jamasmie

    Canada’s Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE GOLD) is exiting the Donlin Gold project in Alaska by selling its 50% stake for US$1 billion (C$1.38 billion) to hedge fund billionaire John Paulson and Novagold Resources (TSX: NG). Paulson Advisory is to acquire 80% of Barrick Gold’s interest Dolin Gold, with Novagold purchasing the remaining 20%. Both parties will contribute to the purchase price proportionally, according to separate statements from the mining companies.

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Cecilia Jamasmie
Cecilia Jamasmie @CeciliaJamasmie
26 Apr 23

BREAKING! @TeckResources withdraws separation plan ahead of shareholder vote scheduled for later today https://t.co/qgHFqN3SLe

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18 Apr 23

Mining magnate Robert Friedland urges Canada to protect @TeckResources from "foreign predators" (A.K.A @Glencore) https://t.co/6pCqF9OaiB

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Cecilia Jamasmie @CeciliaJamasmie
5 Apr 23

The man who made me a #mining journalist and editor has passed. A kind individual, visionary and trail blazer. It was a pleasure working with him. https://t.co/pIALsjeQPu https://t.co/XBKXl59LD1