Barrick Gold Corp. - The Lumwana copper mine's Super Pit expansion project has been accelerated with first production now scheduled for 2028, Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow advised Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema at their meeting here today. The project will transform Lumwana into one of the world's major copper mines, with projected annual production of around 240,000 tonnes per year over a +30-year life1. It is a key component of the Zambian government's drive to revive the country's copper industry over the next 10 years. The estimated cost of the project is almost $2 billion and construction is scheduled to start towards the end of this year. Since Barrick refocused its strategy in 2019, Lumwana, the once struggling mine, has been restructured and r...

Altius Minerals Corp. expects to report Q4 2023 attributable royalty revenue of $15.8 million and annual attributable royalty revenue of $73.7 million. Royalty Revenue Summary Summary of attributable royalty revenue 2023 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 2022 Base & battery metals 18,273 4,339 4,231 4,834 4,869 28,512 Potash 24,006 5,023 3,870 6,081 9,032 41,445 Iron ore# 9,536 1,682 3,553 2,431 1,870 10,666 Renewable energy 7,132 1,829 2,648 1,310 1,345 4,795 Thermal coal 8,853 1,225 2,000 2,626 3,002 15,175 Interest and other 5,893 1,696 1,506 1,416 1,275 2,878 $ 73,693 $ 15,794 $ 17,808 $ 18,698 $ 21,393 $ 103,471 Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp. dividends received Base and battery metals revenue of $18.3 million for the year compares to $28.5 million reported fo...

Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. is pleased to report in a press release dated January 22, 2024, Radisson Mining Resources Inc. announced that 4,570 metres of assays are pending from 9 completed drill holes on Trends 3 and 4, wholly located on the Kewagama Gold Mine portion of their O'Brien Gold Mine Project . Globex holds a 2% Net Smelter Royalty on the Kewagama Gold Mine property. Longitudinal section looking north - O'Brien gold project - Radisson Mining Resources Additional drilling is well underway. This press release was written by Jack Stoch, Geo., President and CEO of Globex in his capacity as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. We Seek Safe Harbour. Foreign Private Issuer 12g3 - 2 CUSIP Number 379900 50 9 LEI 529900XYUKGG3LF9PY95 For further information, contact: Jack S...

Eastern Platinum Ltd. issues the following letter to shareholders from Eastplats CEO Wanjin Yang. Dear Eastplats Stakeholders, Investors, and Friends: Eastplats made progress on key corporate and operational initiatives in 2023, continuing to operate and optimize the tailings storage facility retreatment project at the Crocodile River Mine, raising capital to restart the Zandfontein underground mine , initiating the restart of the Zandfontein underground project and successfully completing its special committee investigation into whistleblower allegations initiated during the year. These milestones came to pass amidst evolving financial and commodity mar...

Latin Metals Inc. - , a leading mineral exploration company in South America, announces acquisition by staking of the 68,000-hectare Terraza copper exploration project in northwest Argentina. Latin Metals' is a first mover in exploring sediment-hosted copper deposits in this emerging belt and, with this acquisition, increases its ground holding to more than 500,000 hectares. Figure 1: Location of the newly acquired Terraza Project , together with Mirador, Solario and Ventana Projects, and location of key prospective stratigraphy in the region. Latin Metals' exploration efforts in northwest Argentina are focused on understanding and unlocking the potential for sediment-hosted copper deposits in this emerging belt. The first step is a large-scale drainage survey where the Compa...

Benjamin Hill Mining Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Russell Ball, former EVP and CFO at Newmont Mining and Goldcorp, as a Senior Advisor to the Company. Russell Ball is an international mining executive with over thirty years of experience. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Calibre Mining Corp. from October 2019 to February 2021 and Chair of the Board beginning in 2018. From May 2013 to December 2017, Mr. Ball held various executive positions with Goldcorp Inc. and was Goldcorp's EVP Corporate Development and CFO from March 2016 to November 2017. Prior to Goldcorp, Mr. Ball held various positions with Newmont Mining Corporation from 1994 to 2013, including EVP and CFO from 2008 to May 2013. Mr. Ball is also a Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Faraday Co...

Drill Highlights include: 4.0m at 0.47% copper and 71m at 0.15% copper, including 4.7m at 0.26% copper, 6.0m at 0.37% copper, and 24.5m at 0.21% copper Trench Highlights include: 7.8m grading 2.37 g/t gold, including 1.0m grading 12.3 g/t gold Second Drill Rig Mobilized to Project Velocity Minerals Ltd. announces receipt of drill results from the Iglika copper-gold property , located in southeast Bulgaria. Exploration is ongoing and a second drill rig has been mobilized to the Property. The drill program is fully funded by Dundee Precious Metals Inc. . Drilling Highlights Drill hole IDD-006 intercepted 4.0m grading 0.47% copper, including 1.0m grading 1.77% copper. This is underlain by 70.9m grading 0.15% copper, including 24.5m grading 0.21% copper and 6.0m at 0...

ACME Lithium Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement with Eagle Battery Metals Corp. , pursuant to which ACME will grant EBM the sole exclusive option to acquire the 100% undivided interest in the mineral claims held by ACME at its Fish Lake Valley lithium project, located in Esmerelda County, Nevada. ACME's Fish Lake Valley lithium project is comprised of 207 lode mining claims totaling approximately 4,139 acres located in Esmerelda County, Nevada. To the east, the property neighbors Ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge world class Lithium-Boron Project. EBM can exercise the option by paying a total of USD$1,475,000, issuing shares of EBM worth an aggregate of USD$3,300,000, and incurring a total of USD$500,000 in exploration and development expenditures ...

TSXV: COCO Coast Copper Corp. is pleased to announce that the Controlled Source Audio-frequency Magnetotellurics ground geophysical survey completed on its optioned, past-producing Empire Mine property located on Northern Vancouver Island, B.C. has generated three high-priority drill targets. In December 2023, Coast Copper engaged Peter E. Wallcott and Associates to complete a 5-line ) CSAMT survey over portions of the Property near the historical Benson Lake Mine representing one of numerous targets on the Property . The CSAMT survey shows that known mineralization and underground workings at the past-producing Benson Lake Mine are associated with a resistivity low exhibited by two CSAMT lines over a 300-meter x 500 m area . From 1968-1972, approximately 1.2 million tonnes w...

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - Trading resumes in: Company: Ascot Resources Ltd. TSX Symbol: AOT All Issues: Yes Resumption : 8:00 AM CIRO can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. CIRO is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. SOURCE Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization - Halts/Resumptions Contact For further information about CIRO's trading halt policy, please see Trading Halts & Timely Disclosure at www.iiroc.ca under the Markets tab. Please note that CIRO staff cannot provide any information about a specific halt beyond what is con...

VANCOUVER - - JANUARY 23, 2024 -- Madoro Metals Corp. is pleased to report that it has amended the option agreement dated January 31, 2023 , whereby the Company was granted the option to acquire a 100% interest in the 213 claim, 12,325 hectare First Green Lithium Project located in the emerging Cadillac-Pontiac lithium camp in the Abitibi Témiscamingue region, approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Val-d'Or, Québec . Under the terms of the amendment agreement , the parties have agreed to amend certain terms of the Option Agreement as follows: Half of the cash payment, being $18,000, due on January 31, 2024 is extended to July 31, 2024. $150,000 of the exploration expenditures due on the Property by January 31, 2024, is extended to : $75,000 by January 31, 2025 ...

Crestview Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce the results of its initial rock chip sampling program at the historic Falcon Mine project in the Tuscarora Mountains of Elko County, Nevada. The sampling was conducted around the historic Falcon mine area and along an approximately 1 km northerly trend of quartz vein material exposed in float, outcrops, and prospect pits . These mineralized quartz veins extend from the Falcon mine and are on trend with the quartz veins exposed on and sampled across the Rock Creek property . Map 1 To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/7042/195263_crestviewexplorationmap1.jpg Thirty-nine samples were submitted for geochemical analysis with detectable gold or silver in all but one sample....

Provides Update on Escalones Project World Copper Ltd. TSXV: WCU) . Appointment of Gordon Neal as Chief Executive Officer and President The Company announces the appointment of Mr. Gordon Neal as Chief Executive Officer and President effective January 22, 2024. Mr. Neal is a distinguished professional in the metals and mining industry, with a comprehensive background in capital markets, corporate governance, finance, and investor relations. In his most recent executive tenure as the CEO & Director of Tincorp Metals Inc., Mr. Neal demonstrated strategic leadership and industry acumen. His career is marked by a series of prestigious roles, including President of New Pacific Metals Corp., Vice President of Corporate Development at both Mag Silver Corp...