GoviEx plunges as Niger uranium project faces deadline
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU; US-OTC: GVXXF) says it’s discussing with Niger’s military leaders how to avoid losing its Madaouela project licence if it fails to start the mine by July 3. The…
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Lithium Americas seeks US$275M in share sale for Thacker Pass project in Nevada
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) is raising US$275 million through a stock offering weeks after getting initial approval for a record government loan to advance its Thacker Pass lithium project…
Federal budget backs Indigenous mine projects with $5B while hiking capital gains tax for investors
Canada’s new federal budget contained several measures impacting the mining industry including loan guarantees for Indigenous projects, increases in the capital gains tax and credits from mines to manufacturing for…
TNM Drill Down: Quartz Mountain cuts best gold assay, at Maestro project in BC
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the best gold assays of the April 5 – 12 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width as identified by…
Lithium Ionic expands Brazil resources by a quarter
Lithium Ionic (TSXV: LTH; US-OTC: LTHCF) says it has grown its combined resources at the Salinas and Bandeira projects in Minas Gerais state, Brazil by 26%. The Bandeira project holds 23.7 million…
Glencore tussles with farmers in Australian court over carbon storage plan
Australian farmers are taking mining giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to federal court to block a carbon capture and storage plan they say will pollute an underground water reservoir a fifth…
Central banks, de-risking investors power gold price
Central bank buying and investors diversifying away from record stock markets are driving the price of gold to new highs, analysts say. The spot price of gold fell US$26.66 an…
Equinox targets first gold at Greenstone in May
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) says it’s on track to produce first gold at the $1.2 billion Greenstone project in northern Ontario next month after starting ore processing this…
TNM Drill Down: Nevada King Gold scores best assay
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the best gold assays of the March 29 – April 5 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width as identified…
Video: World Gold Council’s Cavatoni explains record metal price
The price of gold has broken records because of increased buying by central banks and greater understanding of where inflation and interest rates are headed, Joe Cavatoni, senior market strategist…
Atico drilling grows El Roble copper mine in Colombia
Atico Mining (TSXV: ATY; US-OTC: ATCMF) is reporting strong drill results that expand its El Roble copper-gold mine in Colombia. The drilling was aimed at infilling areas of mineralization while…
Omai Gold targets Wenot deposit in Guyana for quicker turnaround, CEO says
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) says the Wenot project in Guyana could generate more cash in the first four years than its US$375 million construction cost. Annual after-tax free cash…