Northern Graphite taps fed funds for Quebec mine
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) has been given a lifeline to extend operations at its main Lac des Îles mine in Quebec, the only graphite producer in North America,…
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Hochschild plunges after slashing Mara Rosa forecast
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC.L) shares plunged on Wednesday after the company slashed its full-year production forecast from the Mara Rosa mine by more than half, only months after a temporary…
US to stockpile minerals at world’s biggest ammo dump
Critical minerals company M2i Global (US-OTC: MTWO) and flight management software provider Volato Group (NYSE-A: SOAR) are spearheading a public-private initiative for America’s first Strategic Mineral Reserve (SMR) on the…
Ivanhoe maintains DRC zinc forecast, hits records
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says a program to remove constraints at its Kipushi zinc mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo was recently completed ahead of schedule and…
Rare earth prices spike as US firm halts China trade
Prices of rare earth elements have surged to their highest level in more than two years after MP Materials stopped shipments to China, Reuters first reported. For the past three…
KoBold Metals granted DRC lithium exploration rights
KoBold Metals, the U.S.-based explorer backed by billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has secured seven new permits to search for lithium and other critical minerals in the Democratic…
Kyrgyzstan kicks off underground gold mining at Kumtor
Kyrgyzstan has begun underground production at Kumtor, one of Central Asia’s largest bullion mines, which officials say could contain up to 147 metric tonnes of reserves. President Sadyr Japarov nationalized…
Energy Fuels soars on Vulcan Elements partnership
Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU; TSX: EFR) and U.S. permanent magnet producer Vulcan Elements have teamed up to create what would be “a resilient domestic supply chain” for rare earth magnets…
Guard killed in attack at Kodal’s Mali lithium mine
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) confirmed on Tuesday that a security guard was killed in an attack on its Bougouni lithium mine in southern Mali on Aug. 22. Assailants on motorcycles…
Ivanhoe advances Kamoa drainage, plans forecasts
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says draining the East section of Kamoa-Kakula, Africa’s largest copper mine by output, should allow mining to restart early next year while it plans…
Iron ore prices gain after death halts Rio’s Simandou
Iron ore prices climbed to a one-week high on Monday after Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) suspended operations at its Simandou project in Guinea when an incident killed a…
China extends rare earth controls to imports
China has rolled out tighter controls on the mining and processing of rare earths by expanding its quota system to include imported materials and requiring enterprises to report on the…