Mining giant BHP (ASX:BHP) is forming a 50:50 joint venture with Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN) after acquiring Filo Corp (TSX:FIL), which owns the Filo del Sol Copper Project in Argentina.  On 26 September 2024, Filo Corp shareholders’ approved the acquisition, which was C$4 billion ($4.47 billion) excluding the Filo shares already held by Lundin Mining and […]

Challenger Gold (ASX:CEL) and gold producer Austral Gold (ASX:AGD) have entered into a toll treatment agreement. Under this agreement, Austral subsidiary Casposo Argentina Mining will process mineralised material from Challenger’s Hualilan project at Casposo’s Plant, in San Juan, Argentina.  Casposo has also committed to use its best commercial efforts, directly or through third parties, to […]

Challenger Gold (ASX:CEL) has secured US$7 million ($11.2 million) in financing to refurbish the Casposo plant for toll milling material from the Hualilan Project in Argentina.  The funding was secured by Austral Gold’s (ASX:AGD) subsidiary Casposo Argentina Mining, through a US$7 million secured loan from Banco San Juan.  Challenger Gold, which has a market capitalisation […]