Lynas expands non-China supply chain in Vietnam deal
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC; US-OTC: LYSDY) is moving deeper into Asia’s non-Chinese production sector as it advances a deal with South Korea’s LS Eco Energy that includes about…
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Energy Fuels notches first terbium rare earths output
Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU; TSX: EFR) has produced its first kilogram of terbium oxide from the White Mesa mill in Utah, marking another step in its domestic heavy rare earths…
Gold coin giveaway, AI in mining talk for U of T students
It was a golden day for Jiahe Huang, literally. The fourth-year mining engineering student at the University of Toronto walked into a session on mining careers and AI, and walked…
Atco backs Nunavut road project with $10M investment
Utilities and infrastructure company Atco (TSX: ACO.X) is investing $10 million (US$7.2 million) for a 40% stake in Inuit-backed West Kitikmeot Resources (WKR), which is developing a project that would…
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame calls for nominations
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has opened its call for nominations for the 2027 Induction season. The Hall each year seeks to bring into his ranks remarkable people whose…
Fitzroy finds wide copper in Chile’s Punta del Cobre belt
Fitzroy Minerals (TSXV: FTZ; US-OTC: FTZFF) says drilling at its Buen Retiro project in northern Chile is revealing a major copper system as the company prepares to release an initial resource….
Opinion: Copper rally masks smelting power shift
Copper has rarely looked stronger. Prices are hovering near record levels, buoyed by electrification, artificial intelligence-driven demand expectations and a constrained pipeline of new mine supply. For producers and financial…
Aclara nears new rare earth supply chain outside China
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has inaugurated its rare earths separation pilot plant in Virginia, marking the start of one of the few integrated supply chains for the metals outside of…
Gold Terra grades help enlarge resource at 1938 Yellowknife gold rush site
Drilling by Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT)-backed Gold Terra (TSXV: YGT; US-OTC: YGTFF) has booked high-grade hits in the Yellorex zone as it works to expand the near-surface resource at…
Southern Cross drills antimony discovery in Australia
Drilling at Southern Cross Gold’s (TSX: SXGC; ASX: SX2; US-OTC: SXGCF) Sunday Creek project in Australia returned the strongest gold-antimony result yet at the Apollo target. Shares rose. Highlight hole…
Cabral Gold surges on best results as output nears
Cabral Gold (TSXV: CBR; US-OTC: CGBZF) shares shot to a new high after results from its Jerimum Cima target in northern Brazil returned the company’s strongest intervals ever as exploration…
AI’s application still clouded by hype
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being promoted across the mining sector as a way to sharpen exploration and improve targeting, but industry executives say most tools deliver modest efficiency gains rather…