Canada backs critical minerals projects worth $6.4B
Canada’s federal government unveiled plans to support 25 new investments it says will help to unlock some $6.4 billion (US$4.6 billion) of critical minerals projects tied to the production of…
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Fortuna boosts underground potential in Côte d’Ivoire
Exploration drilling at Fortuna Mining’s (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) Séguéla open-pit mine in Côte d’Ivoire improves the odds of an underground operation at the Sunbird deposit, the company said. Hole SGRD2434…
China to suspend new REE export controls for 1 year
China agreed to suspend a planned expansion of export controls on rare earth elements (REE) for a year after U.S. President Donald Trump struck a broad trade deal with his…
Osisko says Gaspé assays expand copper deposit
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) said new drilling at its flagship Gaspé project in eastern Quebec yielded multiple occurrences of copper in the deposit’s core. Hole 30-1119 cut 46…
AbraSilver logs new high-grade gold hits at Diablillos
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) said new drill results at its flagship Diablillos project in northwestern Argentina have expanded the high-grade gold zone east of the Oculto deposit. “Numerous”…
Ramaco eyes REE stockpile at Wyoming mine
Coal producer Ramaco Resources (Nasdaq: METC, METCB) said it plans to set up a strategic stockpile of rare earth elements (REE) and critical minerals at its Brook mine in Wyoming….
Could Barrick’s next CEO break up the company?
Spinning off Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) U.S. assets into a new company or exploring a merger with Newmont (NYSE: NEM) are some of the key options that the…
G Mining greenlights $973M Guyana gold mine
Canada’s G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) said it’s going ahead with construction of the $973 million Oko West mine in Guyana that’s expected to start pouring gold in…
Site visit: Maple works to boost resource in Quebec
Kiran Patankar cracks a grin as he points towards the boreal forest that stretches as far as the eye can see. “When you’re up here the first thing that strikes…
Appian, World Bank unit start $1B critical minerals fund
U.K. private-equity firm Appian Capital Advisory is teaming up with the World Bank-owned International Finance Corporation (IFC) to start a $1-billion critical minerals, metals and mining fund that will be…
Iamgold signs deals to triple Quebec district footprint
Canadian miner Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) announced a pair of acquisitions that would more than triple its footprint in northern Quebec’s Chibougamau region. Shares rose. Iamgold agreed to buy…
New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals
Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half – a move that Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce insisted will make the province more competitive in…