Friedland’s forgotten metal wins $400M US backing
After more than two decades, billionaire Robert Friedland’s plans of developing a scandium mine in New South Wales (NSW) look to be finally coming to fruition. Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX:…
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BHP’s new boss favours new builds over M&A
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) CEO Brandon Craig is prioritizing copper expansions over acquisitions, brushing aside speculation the mining giant could pursue uranium developer NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) as lofty…
Ottawa scrutinizes China’s $175M Lithium Chile deal
Canadian junior Lithium Chile (TSX-V: LITH) and China Union Holdings (SZSE: 000036) face a potential national security review of their $175-million (C$243-million) Argentum Lithium transaction after Canadian officials raised concerns…
US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining
Washington is planning to auction off deep-sea mining leases near the Northern Mariana Islands later this year, advancing the Trump administration’s push to develop domestic sources of critical minerals from…
McFarlane Lake boosts Juby gold resource by 2M oz
An update for McFarlane Lake Mining’s (CSE: MLM; US-OTC: MLMLF) Juby gold project in northeastern Ontario has lifted global contained gold by 48% over the initial resource from last October, while…
US awards $162M to turn mining waste into critical minerals
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine projects for $162 million (C$225 million) in potential funding to recover critical minerals from mine waste and industrial feedstocks, part…
$10B Canada power deal seen boosting Labrador mining
Canada, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador signed a $10 billion (US$7.2 billion) non-binding agreement to expand the Churchill Falls generating station, nearly tripling its current capacity, in what Ottawa is…
Arizona Eagle buys three-past producing silver mines
Arizona Eagle Mining (TSXV: AZEM; US-OTC: AZEMF) said Monday it’s acquired about 251,000 sq. metres of land hosting three past-producing high-grade silver mines in Yavapai County, Arizona. The newly acquired…
Equinox Gold gains key federal permit for South Railroad, kicks off early works
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) is starting early works construction at its South Railroad project in Nevada after it completed an important stage of federal environmental permitting, putting it on…
OceanaGold expands with $553M Ausgold buy
Canadian gold and copper producer OceanaGold (TSX, NYSE: OGC) is buying Australia’s Ausgold (ASX: AUC) for A$776 million (almost US$553 million), giving the miner its first acquisition in Australia and…
YMP Scholarship Fund grows to $300,000
The Young Mining Professional’s Scholarship Fund has increased by a third to $300,000 (US$215,000) from last year as the industry’s leading companies reward strong students in mining disciplines across Canada….
AngloGold Ashanti in $58.5M deal to double Thesis stake
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) is investing $58.5 million (US$42 million) to double its stake in Thesis Gold & Silver (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) and help the Vancouver-based developer advance the…
Korea taps Glencore for copper with $1B loan deal
South Korea’s export credit agency will lend $1 billion to Glencore (LSE: GLEN) in exchange for copper supplies to Korean companies, securing access to a metal increasingly vital to artificial…
American Rare Earths, Novex to boost US output
American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR) and metallurgy firm Novex plan to develop U.S. rare earth metal production using feedstock from the Halleck Creek project in Wyoming, said to be the…
Site visit: Can Honey Badger finally crack Prairie Creek?
NEAR NAHANNI NATIONAL PARK, N.W.T. – The Prairie Creek site, nestled in a peaceful mountain valley in the Northwest Territories, is the project that won’t die after facing numerous dead-ends,…
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Global Mining Symposium
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then, veteran investor Rick Rule says…
London Symposium video: Gold has room to run
The sustained gold price could attract a new wave of retail investors including cryptocurrency backers and technology stock holders, gold company executives say in a new video. Bullion touched a…