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Chinese state-aligned mining covers 8.5% of Nicaragua
A Mining.com op-ed by Nicholas Vafeas puts the mining concession footprint above 1 million hectares and frames political continuity as the access question.
SLM Partners closes Silva Fund II at €150 million
Agri Investor's Oct. 19 briefing names ABP as an investor but gives no target size, strategy, fees or close date.
Newmont prices Red Chris underground at up to $4.8B
The $4.2 billion to $4.8 billion estimate excludes open-pit transition costs and assumes a C$500 million federal contribution not yet finalized.
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Chinese companies hold 9.2% of RIGI-approved Argentine mining investment
Plusmining's ownership-weighted analysis of $21.2 billion in approved RIGI mining projects puts Chinese-attributable investment near $1.95 billion, Mining.com reports.
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Benchmark forecasts 134 new lithium mines, $100 billion by 2050
Demand reaches nearly 7 million tonnes by mid-century; at 36,000 tonnes of capacity each, that is one new mine every two months for 24 years.
Gold Royalty plans to fund acquisitions without new share sales
Garofalo expects the 10 income-producing assets to double by the end of the decade, he told The Northern Miner.
Oil India reports 200,000 SCMD test flow offshore India
The Godavari-1 well tested a previously unexplored formation but no reserve estimate was given; India's $8.8 billion offshore scheme funds more drilling.
Antofagasta lifts copper cash cost guidance to $2.60–$2.70/lb
Barrick's gold production cost rose 17% between 2025 and 2026 while record bullion prices lifted its EBITDA 51%, Mining.com reports.
Halo Minerals wins Chile permit to dredge Chañaral copper tailings
Chile’s housing ministry raised no objections to dredging, but Halo has yet to reach a final investment decision.
Kodal buys 10% of Ghana lithium project for $300,000
The deal lets Kodal earn up to 80% by spending $13 million over five years, with Bougouni cash flow funding the work, CEO Bernard Aylward said.
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Commodity Discovery Fund puts $316M into 40-50 discoveries
Founder Willem Middelkoop says the manager buys at discovery and again as mines near production, skipping the stagnant middle of the cycle.
Pan Global outlines 32.4M tonne La Romana copper resource
Copper-tin-silver estimate grades 0.37% copper; Vancouver explorer weighs ore sorting over a PEA.
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Hudbay, Mitsubishi approve $2.1B Copper World mine
The build costs 59% more than the 2023 estimate; Hudbay's share is about $500 million, with first installment deferred to 2028.
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Apogee to buy five Knife Lake claims; Eagle Plains keeps 2.5% royalty
Closing would lift Apogee's Knife Lake position to 59 claims covering about 37,220 hectares, 54 of them optioned from Trident.