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,…
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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…
Evolve Royalties in $70M deal for Voyageur Explorers
Private firm Evolve Strategic Element Royalties is poised to acquire the Prairies- and copper-zinc-gold-focused Voyageur Mineral Explorers (CSE: VOY) in a reverse takeover valued at $70.3 million. Voyageur is…
Omai project now second highest by gold oz in Guyana
Omai Gold Mines’ (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) updated resource for its namesake project in central Guyana ranks it as the country’s second-largest undeveloped yellow metal project by contained ounces. Shares…
Aris to exit Canada after $25M deal
Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE-AM: ARMN) is set to leave Canada with the sale of its Juby gold project, its sole Canadian asset, to McFarlane Lake Mining (CSE: MLM; US-OTC:…
Kenorland starts resource with 26-g gold hit in Quebec
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; US-OTC: KLDCF) has reported more high-grade assays from the Frotet project in northern Quebec with an initial resource on its Regnault gold system due in the…
First Nordic finds new gold bodies at Aida in Sweden
Recent drill results by First Nordic Metals (TSX.V: FNM; US-OTC: FNMCF), in which Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) holds a stake, have identified new gold-bearing structures at its Aida…
Aldebaran suggests $1.5B to build Altar in Argentina
Aldebaran Resources (TSXV: ALDE; US-OTC: ADBRF) says an economic study due next month on its Altar copper-gold project in Argentina will contain a $1.5-billion (C$2.09-billion) construction figure. The preliminary economic…
White Gold update ranks third in Yukon
A resource update for Yukon-focused White Gold’s (TSX.V: WGO; US-OTC: WHGOF) namesake project positions it among the larger undeveloped open-pit gold resources in the territory. Shares rose. The update raises…