Great Bear PEA suggests multi-decade Kinross gold mine in Ontario
When Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) bought the Great Bear project in northern Ontario’s prolific Red Lake district two and a half years ago, its thinking was to acquire…
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Yukon court OKs rare Indigenous bid for mine ownership
There could be landmark new life in the abandoned Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon. The territory’s Supreme Court has approved a private bid by the Selkirk First Nation to…
JV Article: Sandvik’s versatile jumbo bolter improves mining operations at KGHM’s Victoria project
In June, DMC Mining Services started trialing Sandvik’s DD422i two-boom dual controls jumbo bolter at KGHM’s Victoria nickel-copper project in Ontario, 35 km west of Sudbury. The multi-purpose diesel-powered jumbo…
JV Article: Power Nickel gains Friedland support in Nisk project expansion to copper, platinum
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) shares have nearly tripled this year as the company transformed its resource-stage Nisk project in Quebec with a polymetallic discovery attracting billionaire mining investor Robert…
JV Article: Arizona Sonoran closing in on permit success at Cactus
With 11 billion lb. of contained copper in the ground and a recently rescoped preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that demonstrates 94% of the resources can be mined with open-pit methods,…
GM delays $330M Thacker Pass funding in latest sign of lithium slowdown
General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a $330-million investment in Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC), pushing the second tranche of their $650-million deal, announced in early 2023, to the…
Gold miner Robex reports loss as it pivots from Mali to Guinea
West Africa-focused gold miner Robex Resources (TSXV: RBX) reported a 10% increase in gold production and a 35% rise in revenue for the second quarter of 2024. However, the company…
Lithium Argentina shares rise as Ganfeng takes project stake
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAAC; NYSE: LAAC) has completed the sale of a 14.9% stake in its Pastos Grandes lithium project in Salta province to China’s Ganfeng Lithium. The deal, which saw Ganfeng…
Alberta backs E3 Lithium with $5M for demo plant
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) is getting $5 million from the Alberta government to support its lithium brine demonstration facility as it vies to become the oil-producing province’s first producer of…
Snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects in the Southwest US
The southwestern United States is well-known for its rich endowment of silver, gold, copper and lithium, among other minerals. Here are eight companies active in the region. Apollo Silver In…
Aclara grows Carina Module rare earth resource in Brazil
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has boosted the total tonnage at its Carina Module rare earth project in Brazil by 77%, the company said Friday. The project in Goiás state now…
JV Article: Novo Resources celebrates Pilbara gold project results
Novo Resources (TSX: NVO; ASX: NVO; US-OTC: NSRPF) is celebrating a series of positive results from its Becher and Nunyerry North gold projects in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. One highlight,…