China’s solar panel surge powers silver price
Silver has broken through a mental price barrier to its highest level in more than a decade, driven in part by China’s surging solar panel industry and investor demand, analysts…
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Solaris says $130M Zijin deal derailed by ‘counterproductive’ regulatory review
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has cancelled a $130-million investment by China’s Zijin Mining Group after the financing got stuck for four months in the Canadian government’s national security…
Muddy Waters targets Mayfair Gold for board takeover
Muddy Waters Capital, the American hedge fund that often short-sells companies, is instead taking a long position in plans to take over Mayfair Gold (TSXV: MFG) with its prefeasibility stage Fenn-Gib…
Red Pine plans new resource, downplays alleged assay fraud at Ontario gold project
Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX, US-OTC: RDEXF) says its ex-CEO did more reputational damage than harm to the company’s Wawa gold project in northern Ontario when he allegedly altered hundreds of…
Anglo American to sell De Beers, Amplats after latest BHP bid
Anglo American (LSE: AAL), the takeover target of mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP), has yielded to pressure from investors by announcing plans to sell some of its legacy assets in…
Northvolt faces bomb scare at Quebec battery plant site
Northvolt, a private Swedish electric vehicle battery maker backed by Volkswagen, BMW and Volvo, said it found potential fire bombs under heavy machinery at a plant site under construction near…
Patriot shares jump on discovery of new high-grade zone at Corvette
Shares in Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; US-OTC: PMETF; ASX: PMT) surged 20.6% to $8.12 apiece Tuesday on the discovery of a new, high-grade zone at its CV13 target in…
Ottawa’s revised environmental rules won’t reduce permitting stage, lawyers say
The federal government’s proposed changes to environmental rules for resource projects could limit Ottawa’s oversight, but probably won’t shorten approval times, according to a law firm’s analysis. The proposed amendments…
Aluminum: the copper grid alternative
From the humble drink can to the airframe of an F-16 fighter jet, aluminum’s role in the global economy is diverse and critical. Like copper, aluminum is used in established…
Dundee Precious Metals rushes Serbian gold discovery to high-margin PEA
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) assembled a study backing development for its Čoka Rakita gold discovery in Serbia in 18 months. With an initial investment of US$381 million and at…
Bullion demand rises on central banks, East-West investor flip-flop, gold council says
Gold demand increased 3% during the first quarter because of buying by central banks, Asian investors and jewellers, the World Gold Council says in a new report. Purchases rose to…
Mexico’s Supreme Court could strike down president’s mining reforms next week
Once a popular destination for Canadian explorers, Mexico’s recent mining reforms are driving away investment — even as a looming Supreme Court decision is likely to toss out the new…