Miners laud bill to end Nova Scotia uranium ban
Nova Scotia’s plans to end its decades-long ban on uranium mining and exploration would allow the province to play a key role in the world’s clean energy supply chain, says…
Exploration
PDAC JV video: Argenta Silver to part re-log 100,000m of drill core, exec says
Frank Giustra-backed Argenta Silver (TSXV: AGAG) is re-logging part of 100,000 metres of old core from its El Quevar project in Salta, Argentina. In a video interview, Joaquin Marias, vice-president…
PDAC JV video: Golden Pursuit preps for discovery at sub-Arctic Gordon Lake, CEO says
Golden Pursuit Resources (TSXV: GDP) plans to drill up to 100,000 metres at its Gordon Lake assets in the Northwest Territories. Gordon Lake is in the sub-Arctic, making prospecting tricky,…
PDAC JV video: Longer METC tenure helps industry more, PearTree execs say
Canada’s failure to extend the mineral exploration tax credit (METC) beyond two years permanently keeps the junior mining sector in limbo, PearTree Securities says. A two-year extension, announced on March…
PDAC JV video: Munich Mining Conference to return this October
Michael Türk, a newsletter writer and stock expert, is bringing the Munich Mining Conference back to Germany on October 3-4. After a hiatus of four years, the event is to…
New Found Gold plummets on first resource
Shares in New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG, NYSE: NFGC) plunged nearly a third on Tuesday after the explorer posted a long-awaited initial resource for its Queensway project in Newfoundland that missed expectations. The project…
Trump orders mining on federal land, more funding
U.S. President Donald Trump has boosted American critical mineral projects with an executive order accessing government funding and loans while pushing for faster permitting. The new order signed Thursday sets…
China boosts exploration funding: Financial Times
China is boosting state support for domestic mineral exploration in an effort to secure dominance in the resource sector amid rising competition from Western rivals, the Financial Times reported on…
Abitibi’s B26 hits high-grade copper in Quebec
Drilling at Abitibi Metals’ (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) main B26 polymetallic project in western Quebec has returned results as high as 13.25% copper, the company reported Wednesday. Shares rose. Highlight…
Atex rises on best copper-gold assay yet at Valeriano
Drilling at Atex Resources’ (TSXV: ATX) Valeriano copper-gold project in northern Chile returned results as high as 2.21% copper – the company’s highest-grade intersection yet in mineralized porphyry at the…
Collective soars again as Agnico invests $63M
Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) hit a fresh one-year high after the company secured a $63.4 million investment from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) in a share offering and…
Bolivia’s lithium deals with China, Russia in limbo
Bolivia is facing mounting public backlash over contracts signed with Chinese and Russian companies late last year to exploit its vast lithium reserves, with community groups arguing the agreements offer…