Spotlight: Southwest United States – Part 2
Rising metal prices, demand for critical minerals and tariffs are putting the spotlight on mining projects in the United States. Here’s a look at four companies with interesting projects in…
Exploration
Marimaca Copper raises A$80M
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2) has secured approximately A$80 million (C$72 million) in funding commitment from investors outside of Canada for its projects in Chile’s Antofagasta region. Under the…
Pan American assays boost outlook at La Colorada
Pan American Silver (NYSE, TSX: PAAS) reported major drill results from its La Colorada mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, pointing to new high-grade silver veins that could expand mineral resources, extend…
Sitka Gold assays grow Rhosgobel in Yukon
Drilling by Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG; US-OTC: SITKF) has expanded the Rhosgobel target at one of the largest projects in Yukon, returning results as high as 162 metres grading 1.02…
Koryx Copper’s Haib tops Africa’s south by value
Koryx Copper’s (TSXV: KRY) new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) positions its open-pit Haib project in Namibia among the largest red metal projects in the region by value and contained copper….
Banyan Gold assays may link AurMac deposits
Drilling by Banyan Gold (TSX-V: BYN; US-OTC: BYAGF) has returned high-grade results at its AurMac project in Yukon that point to mineralization potentially bridging the gap between the Airstrip and…
Ivanhoe makes copper discovery in Kazakhstan
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) announced on Thursday that it has made a copper discovery in Kazakhstan warranting follow-up probing. The new copper discovery at its exploration joint venture…
Freeport CEO urges US aid to grow copper
United States mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is calling on the Trump administration to sweeten incentives for domestic copper producers and cut permitting times to help offset weak metal grades,…
Beaty, Sprott back Scorpio Gold in Nevada
Nevada-focused Scorpio Gold (TSXV: SGN; US-OTC: SRCRF) says it has received an $8-million (US$5.8-million) investment from Canadian mining entrepreneurs Ross Beaty and Eric Sprott to advance its flagship Manhattan property….
Juniors test lithium waters in Arizona, New Mexico
Beyond some higher-profile projects in Nevada, juniors in Arizona and New Mexico are quietly advancing early-stage lithium plays from claystones and oilfield brines. The battery metal is emerging as a…
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…
Marimaca Copper targets 2026 build start on new DFS
Marimaca Copper’s (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2) definitive feasibility study (DFS) confirms the Chilean oxide project at the low end of capital intensity among South American copper builds. The DFS, released…