Great Bear resource ‘proves our thesis,’ Kinross Gold says
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) says the first mineral resource for its billion-dollar Great Bear project in northwest Ontario shows potential to be a world class asset. The open-pit…
Articles by Colin McClelland
Nighthawk Gold expands Colomac resource estimate in NWT by a third
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) increased its open-pit indicated and inferred mineral resources at its Colomac project in the Northwest Territories by more than a third while also improving…
Cameco pivots into profit as Ukraine war knocks uranium supplies
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has swung into profit after uranium prices rose when the war in Ukraine sidelined Russian supplies and as the push to reduce greenhouse gases accelerated. …
Anglo American invests $24M in Canada Nickel’s Crawford project in Ontario
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is buying a minority stake in Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC; OTCQX: CNIKF) to advance its Crawford project in northern Ontario with improved processing as battery metals…
Lithium Americas hails mixed ruling allowing Thacker Pass build
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) has won part of a court case allowing construction to start on North America’s largest lithium mine, the Thacker Pass project in Nevada where…
Filo’s longest copper cuts in Argentina boost takeover appeal
Filo Mining’s (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) “impressive” drill results showing the longest interval yet from its Filo del Sol project in Argentina’s high Andes could make the company a buy-out…
Iamgold assays support Côté project expansion in Ontario
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) says drill results support expanding the Gosselin discovery that could be added to the Côté project targeting first-pour next year in northern Ontario. The…
American Lithium’s Tonopah may operate at globally low cost
Analysts say American Lithium‘s (TSXV: LI; NASDAQ: AMLI) Tonopah project in Nevada could run at world-beating costs based on a new study including the sale of by-product magnesium. The operating…
Billionaire-backed iron-air battery firm to start building factory within weeks
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are among investors who’ve raised US$800 million for a company developing a low-cost iron alternative for power grid storage which plans to begin…
U.S. agency blocks Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project in Alaska
Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) contentious Pebble project in southwest Alaska is on the rocks again after the Environmental Protection Agency denied environmental approvals. The EPA on…
Industry scolds U.S. for mining ban in Minnesota wilderness area
The mining industry is criticizing a United States government decision to remove a large swath of northeastern Minnesota from development for 20 years even as the administration promotes critical minerals…
Stillwater expands resource, nickel by more than half at Montana project
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; OTC: PGEZF) has increased its resource estimate tonnage significantly at its Stillwater West battery and platinum metals project in Montana as it looks to emulate…