Lithium Ionic study gives Bandeira project US$1.3B NPV
A new feasibility study for Lithium Ionic’s (TSXV: LTH; US-OTC: LTHCF) Bandeira project in eastern Brazil outlines an operation with a post-tax net present value (NPV) more than four times…
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NexGen scores higher grade uranium find than at flagship’s discovery hole in Saskatchewan
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) has reported high-grade uranium assays east of its main Arrow deposit in northern Saskatchewan that are stronger than the first Arrow discovery…
Bravo shares soar on copper finds at Brazil PGM project
Bravo Mining (TSX.V: BRVO, US-OTC: BRVMF) shares surged more than 40% to $3.25 each, their highest level since January, after the company announced high-grade copper intercepts at its Luanga project…
The Northern Miner’s first Gold and Silver Giveaway
The Northern Miner has reported on the ups and downs of the mining and metals sector for over a century, and we want to celebrate our history by giving away…
Prairie lithium brines: Gauging potential producers
Canada’s Prairie provinces are emerging as hotspots of lithium brine exploration activity, as companies utilize oil and gas infrastructure and extraction methods to access brines through thousands of wells. Almost…
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…
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…