Uranium sector ‘scrambling’ to fill supply gap
The price of uranium will hit triple-digits for the first time since 2007 as nations weaning off oil and seeking energy security deplete nuclear fuel supplies, the world’s largest investment…
Articles by Colin McClelland
Canada uncorks $1.5B critical minerals fund
The Canadian government is looking for critical mineral projects to back with a $1.5 billion fund. The Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund is organized to support clean energy and electrification projects…
Fraser Institute ranks global mining with 9% of survey
An annual report that may affect billions of dollars in investment decisions has a weak process to rank countries, provinces and states for mining projects, researchers say. The Vancouver-based Fraser…
Teck sells coal assets to Glencore, steelmakers for US$8.9B to focus on copper
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) is selling its coal assets to Glencore (LSE: GLEN) and two Asian steelmakers for US$8.9 billion, Teck said on Nov. 14. Under the deal, which still must…
Broken contract? Know your rights
Access to mineral resources is essential for a modern and sustainable economy. Recent global commitments to climate change and achieving a net zero carbon emission environment have created a rush…
De Beers’ diamond sales plunge on slow Asian demand, restricted supply
Tough economic conditions in China and India cut rough diamond sales by De Beers by 80% from a year ago as the company continued to keep stones off the market,…
NexGen Rook I uranium project wins Saskatchewan OK
Saskatchewan granted NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) environmental approval for its Rook I uranium project in the province’s far north, the first such authorization in two decades,…
JV Video: Dolly Varden Silver also seeks gold in BC with Hecla support
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV:DV; US-OTC:DOLLF) is advancing the Kitsault Valley project in northwest British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, Rob Van Egmond, the company’s vice-president for exploration, says in a new video. The…
JV Video: TMX markets crucial for funding new energy
The Toronto stock and venture exchanges owned by TMX Group are vital for the energy transition because they list the most miners in the world, the company’s head of business…
New Found Gold may explore toll mill option for Queensway project
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; NYSE: NFGC) say it’s exploring the possibility of using an existing mill on the island of Newfoundland & Labrador for gold mineralization found at Queensway….
JV Video: Osisko Development targets greener impacts
Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV; NYSE: ODV) accelerates brownfield projects with mechanization and environmentally-friendly underground footprints, CEO and chairman Sean Roosen says. The co-founder of Canadian Malartic, the country’s largest gold…
JV Video: Western Copper and Gold nears Rio Tinto decision on Yukon project
Western Copper and Gold’s (TSX: WRN; NYSE-AM: WRN) Casino project in the Yukon is approaching a decision this month whether Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) will further…