Opinion: Battery Passport 2027 – the EU rule that reaches back to the mine
A regulation aimed at batteries is about to make demands of the people who dig up their raw materials. From Feb. 18, 2027, every battery placed on the EU market…
Articles by Blair McBride
Antimony: The fire safety, defence and energy metal
What’s so special about antimony? Antimony is among a handful of metals that have been used for thousands of years. The ancients used it in cosmetics such as the eyeliner…
Cabral Gold hits new zone in Brazil before output starts
Drilling at Cabral Gold’s (TSXV: CBR; US-OTC: CGBZF) Cuiú Cuiú project in northern Brazil has returned high-grade results that point to a new mineralized zone in the Jerimum Cima target…
Scandium Canada hits long runs as it preps update
Drill results from Scandium Canada’s (TSXV: SCD) Crater Lake project in northern Quebec have returned assays as strong as 13.4 metres grading 315 parts per million (ppm) scandium, as the…
FireFly’s Green Bay project leads Canada in spending efficiency for copper
A new economic study and resource update for FireFly Metals’ (ASX, TSX: FFM) Green Bay project in north-central Newfoundland positions it as one of Canada’s top undeveloped copper projects by…
Atomic Eagle claws back Niger uranium project
Atomic Eagle (ASX: AEU) has regained control of its Madaouela project in Niger, two years after the government revoked the mining permit of predecessor company GoviEx Uranium amid a dispute…
US preps $1B loan for Ivanhoe’s Santa Cruz copper site
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) has inched towards receiving $1.1 billion in debt financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) to develop its Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona. The bank…
Europe’s Russian uranium reliance grows, Sprott says
European reliance on Russian nuclear fuel increased in 2025 despite efforts to diversify its uranium supply after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sprott Asset Management said in a new report this…
High-grade Ima resource boosts Idaho tungsten revival
An initial resource for American Tungsten’s (TSXV: TUNG; US-OTC: TUNGF) Ima project in northeast Idaho positions it as the state’s highest grade tungsten project where the critical metal is in…
Omai values Guyana gold project at $4B
A new economic study for Omai Gold Mines’ (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) namesake project in Guyana positions it among the largest and most valuable undeveloped gold projects in South America,…
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…
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…