Barrick Gold Corp. today confirmed that its operating entities in Mali, namely Société des Mines de Loulo SA and Société des Mines de Gounkoto SA, have submitted a request for arbitration to the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes , in accordance with the provisions of their respective Mining Conventions with the State of Mali, to address matters of disagreement regarding the Loulo-Gounkoto complex. This step reflects Barrick's commitment to adhering to established processes for resolving disputes in a fair and transparent manner. The arbitration mechanism, provided for under the Somilo and Gounkoto Mining Conventions with the State, has previously proven to be an effective tool for reinforcing partnerships and finding mutually acceptable solutions th...

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. reports that it has received assay results from recent drilling at the Kangasjärvi massive sulfide target in the Pyhäsalmi Mining District, central Finland. Avrupa, through the JV entity Akkerman Finland Oy , completed two holes in the Kangas Main EM target area, totaling 709.3 meters. A third hole, testing the Kangas North EM anomaly was postponed due to terrain access issues. Drilling cut stringer-type and semi-massive sulfide mineralization in both holes, and samples returned anomalous values over short intervals for base and precious metals, but did not reach ore-grade levels. The highest single 1-meter values for each of the base and precious metals included: 0.24% Cu; 0.25% Zn; 5.92 g/t Ag; and 0.27 g/t Au. These results confirm that the n...

Durango Resources is pleased to announce that further to its news release on December 16, 2024 reporting a new critical metals discovery at its 100% owned NMX East Critical Metals Project. Specifically, the Company has entered into discussions and requests for tenders to establish a detailed budget and action plan for the next phase of work, with the goal of advancing the project as expediently and efficiently as possible. These next steps include: Drill Core Review and Assay: Assaying untested sections from the inaugural drill program to ensure all mineralized zones are identified and quantified. Mineralogy Analysis: Test work to better understand what minerals host t...

Nicola Mining Inc. Dear Shareholders and Investors, Nicola Mining Inc. is pleased to provide its "Year in Review: 2024", with the hope that it provides additional clarity on several key milestones that were achieved and insight into what looks to be an exciting 2025. Corporately, the began with the Company announcing that solid operational cash flow in 2023, would allow it to prepay an aggregate of $1,165,275 in Principal Prepayment Amount leaving a balance of an aggregate of $4,131,431 in Debentures. Subsequently, the Company announced that it had appointed Sam Wong as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Bill Cawker as the Company's Secretary, both of whom have been solid additions to the Nicola team. Exploration wise, the year began with the Company announcing that it ...

Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. is pleased to report assay results from two additional drill holes on our 100% owned Ironwood gold zone located 2.6 km east of the town of Cadillac, Quebec. Hole SIW-24-04 traversed the center of the mineralized zone at a vertical depth of 173 m and returned an exceptional true width of 23.22 metres grading 23.82 g/t Au. Hole SIW-24-05 near the eastern limit of the mineralized zone at a vertical depth of 224 m intersected a true width of 6.65 metres grading 5.69 g/t Au. Hole Number From To Au True Width True Width Vertical Depth SIW-24-04 209.4 239.4 23.82 23.22 76.18 173 Including core lengths 209.4 211.4 10.05 213.9 239.4 27.23 SIW-24-05 276.8 285.8 5.69 6.65 21.82 224 Including core lengths 276.9 278.9 3.62 280.6 285.8 8.38 Both drill holes in...

ExGen Resources Inc. is pleased to provide an update in respect of the development and construction activities at the Empire Mine Project in Custer County, Idaho, USA. On December 17th, 2024 ExGen has signed a carried interest agreement with Phoenix Copper Ltd., whereby Phoenix has agreed to fund all of ExGen's construction and operating costs related to the Empire Mine Open Pit Project . CARRIED INTEREST AGREEMENT The Carried Interest Agreement is an important milestone for ExGen as it ensures that all funding required by ExGen for the construction and operation of the Project will be provided by a loan from Phoenix or its affiliates to Konnex Resources, Inc. . The Carried Interest Agreement contemplates that Konnex will construct and operate the Project as Kon...

Power Nickel Inc. is pleased to announce the return of the first 2 holes of the fall campaign. Hole PN-24-076 reported no material results. Hole PN-24-078 results are outlined in Highlights and Table 1 Below. Highlights: PN-24-078 returned: 29.40 m of 0.53 g/t Au, 11.95 g/t Ag, 1.15 % Cu, 1.08 g/t Pd, 0.36 g/t Pt and 0.06% Ni Including: 11.55 m of 0.44 g/t Au, 11.55 g/t Ag, 0.59 % Cu, 1.25 g/t Pd, 0.76 g/t Pt and 0.02% Ni which includes: 2.00 m of 0.64 g/t Au, 14.85 g/t Ag, 0.49 % Cu, 2.71 g/t Pd, 2.32 g/t Pt and 0.02% Ni, and 4.65 m of 0.59 g/t Au, 15.83 g/t Ag, 0.97 % Cu, 1.25 g/t Pd, 0.50 g/t Pt and 0.04% Ni And Including : 13.35 m of 0.77 g/t Au, 15.86 g/t Ag, 1.98 % Cu, 1.29 g/t Pd, 0.14 g/t Pt and 0.12% Ni Which includes : 2.90 m of 3.16 g/t Au, 21.62 g/t Ag, 5.84 % Cu,...

Champion Iron announces resuming iron ore concentrate shipping activities following completed repairs at its train load-out facility at the Bloom Lake mine, utilized to ship iron ore concentrate by railway to the port of Sept-Île. On December 10, 2024, the Company announced an unforeseen interruption of shipping activities following a breakage of machinery at the Load-Out, which occurred on Dec. On Dec 17, 2024, the Company completed necessary repairs to the Load-Out, and it is currently collaborating with third-party infrastructure operators to gradually resume shipping activities. In tandem with the Load-Out repairs, the Company took the opportunity to complete additional maintenance to specific facilities,...

The Board of Directors of Leopard Lake Gold is proud to announce the sale of the Stella property to Probe Gold. This property is located in Abitibi. The sale price of the property is CAD $250,000 in exchange for shares of Probe Gold Inc. The experience of Probe Gold Inc.'s team in the Abitibi region is a guarantee of success for our former Stella property. The Board of Directors is proud to remain a shareholder in Probe Gold Inc. The agreement on the share price is based on the average price over the last 15 trading days. Leopard Lake Gold Corp. continues its mission to become a leader in exploration of the Appalachian zone. Work on the St-Robert Bellarmin property is ongoing, and the first results are expected in January 2025. Ou...

Freeport announced today that its Board of Directors declared cash dividends of $0.15 per share on FCX's common stock payable on February 3, 2025, to shareholders of record as of January 15, 2025. The declaration includes a base dividend of $0.075 per share and variable dividend of $0.075 per share in accordance with FCX's performance-based payout framework. The payment of dividends is at the discretion of the Board, which will consider FCX's financial results, cash requirements, global economic conditions and other factors it deems relevant. FREEPORT: Foremost in Copper FCX is a leading international metals company with the objective of being foremost in copper. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, FCX operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and pro...

First Phosphate Corp. is pleased to announce that, yesterday, the Company signed two long-term offtake agreements with creditworthy offtake partners with respect to its future productions to take place in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec, Canada, thereby de-risking its future projects and enhancing their prospective financing. In addition, the Company is now entering the next phase of discussions with the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation regarding a possible financial involvement in the Company, as provided for in the collaboration agreement signed by the First Nation and the Company on April 9, 2024. "We congratulate First Phosphate on this offtake agreement," says Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation Chief, Gilbert Dominique. "It is with optimism that we welcome the achievement of this...

Spanish Mountain Gold is pleased to provide the final set of results from the 2024 diamond drill program for the Spanish Mountain Gold project. Highlights: Hole 24-DH-1268 intersected 96.47 metres grading 0.91 grams per tonne gold , including a continuous high-grade intercept of 29.00 m grading 2.55 g/t Au, which included 6.00 m grading 3.36 g/t Au, and 9.00 m grading 3.19 g/t Au . Hole 24-DH-1268 also intersected 45.00 m grading 0.35 g/t Au, including 6.50 m grading 1.30 g/t Au, and 41.50 m grading 0.44 g/t Au, including 17.60 m grading 0.84 g/t Au. Hole 24-DH-1269 intersected 172.66 m grading 0.35 g/t Au, including 4.00 m grading 1....

Global Energy Metals is pleased to report that all analytical results have been received from the 2024 core drilling programme at the joint venture partnered Råna Nickel-Copper-Cobalt project, where a total of 706 metres was drilled across three holes at the Rånbogen prospect. GEMC has a 10% ownership of Narvik Nikel, a Norwegian holding company which holds an 100% interest in Råna. GEMC also has an 1% NSR royalty on Råna. Kingsrose Mining Ltd. is earning up to an 80% interest in Råna by spen...