Equinox pours first gold at Greenstone
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) has poured first gold on schedule at its now 100%-owned Greenstone gold project in northern Ontario, the company’s flagship asset. In April, the miner bought out…
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The US must close an Inflation Reduction Act loophole that may benefit Indonesian nickel
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) established new incentives for “clean” electric vehicles (EVs) to source minerals from the United States and free trade agreement countries, like Australia and Canada….
JV Video: Ontario eager to feed new EV plants with local mines, says mines minister
Under its Building More Mines Act and Critical Minerals Strategy, Ontario has targeted $43 billion towards its electric vehicle supply chain. “Canadian miners, Ontario miners … we know how to…
JV Video: Arizona Sonoran Copper says existing infrastructure will lower costs at Cactus
Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (TSX: ASCU) has advanced the past-producing Cactus project to the prefeasibility stage and plans to integrate the Mainspring target and the innovative Nuton technology into a…
JV Video: Nuclear Fuels drilling at Kaycee project to update historic uranium resource
Nuclear Fuels (CSE: NF; US-OTC: NFUNF) plans a resource update this year for its flagship Kaycee project in Wyoming, which it hopes to advance as an in-situ recovery uranium mine. “To…
BC jade mining ban could push business to Afghanistan, says gem miner
British Columbia has banned any new jade mining in its northwest, citing harm to alpine environments, a move that has one industry player scratching his head. The province issued an…
JV Video: Culpeo drills high-grade discovery in copper-rich Chile
Just two years after listing on the ASX, Culpeo Minerals (ASX: CPO; US-OTC: CPORF) is drilling high-grade copper in Chile at its two main projects of Lana Corina and Fortuna. “Chile’s the…
JV Video: Power Nickel sees Norilsk analogue at Nisk
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) is drilling down into its recently discovered Lion target, the “crown jewel” of its flagship Nisk polymetallic project in Quebec, as it powers towards a…
JV Content: PearTree tracks financial trends that show declining exploration spending in BC
Exploration spending in British Columbia is down by more than 45% since 2022, the biggest drop of any jurisdiction in Canada, PearTree Financial managing director Kendra Johnston said at the…
JV Video: Standard Uranium readies drills for $2M Athabasca Basin program
Standard Uranium (TSXV: STND; US-OTC: STTDF) is boosting its chances of making a discovery in the Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin with joint ventures and at least four drill programs this summer, says…
Video: US Dept of Energy joins with industry to face transition
How to channel billions of dollars in United States government aid for mining critical minerals was a topic for panellists at The Northern Miner’s Energy Transition Metals Summit in Washington,…
JV Video: Surge preps PEA for ‘highest grade’ lithium clay project in US
Among the few lithium explorers in northern Nevada, Surge Battery Metals (TSXV: NILI; US-OTC: NILIF) is developing the “highest grade lithium clay project in the United States” at its Nevada North…