Canada’s mineral output value fell in 2023, report finds
The economy of the future depends on minerals and metals from Canada, MAC asserts.
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Solaris lands $200M from Royal Gold
Canadian mining developer Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has secured a $200-million financing deal from streaming and royalty company Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD) to advance its Warintza copper-gold project…
Canuck-backed Clarios to build $1B US plant
Clarios, the world’s largest manufacturer and recycler of low-voltage batteries, says it plans to invest up to $1 billion (C$1.39 billion) in a state-of-the-art critical minerals processing and recovery plant…
Rosneft acquires Russia’s largest rare earth deposit
Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft has acquired the giant Tomtor rare-earth deposit in Siberia, filings in the country’s national commercial registry show. Tomtor, considered Russia’s largest deposit of its kind,…
Earthquake reduces Ivanhoe’s Kakula output
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) temporarily suspended its Kakula underground operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to seismic activity. There were no injuries and mills restarted at…
Saskatchewan’s first lithium brine project OK’d
Arizona Lithium (ASX: AZL) has received approval to start stage one production at its Prairie lithium brine project in Saskatchewan, the province’s first. The green light, granted by the provincial Ministry…
Perpetua gets final U.S. OK for fast-tracked Stibnite
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq: PPTA; TSX: PPTA) says it’s obtained the final federal approval for the $1.3 billion capex Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho that U.S. President Donal Trump fast-tracked in…
Gold miner Navoi issues $500M Eurobond
Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Co., the world’s fourth-largest gold miner, has placed a new $500 million corporate bond in London following a $1-billion issue in October as the company preps…
Rio’s $1.7B upgrades century-old Quebec hydro dam
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is investing $1.7 billion (US$1.22 billion) to modernize its Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, first commissioned in 1926, to make aluminum production more efficient. The…
Video: Suspect arrested in Peru gold mine massacre
The main suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 13 gold miners in Peru has been arrested in Colombia, according to the Peru’s Ministry of the Interior. Miguel Antonio Rodríguez…
Lynas produces first heavy rare earths outside China
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) has become the first producer of so-called ‘heavy’ rare earths outside of China following the successful production of dysprosium at its Malaysia plant. Dysprosium…
Tungsten prices hit 12-year high on China’s limits
European tungsten prices have surged to their highest level since 2013, driven by China’s tightening grip on critical mineral exports and rising demand from sectors like electronics, defence and renewable…