Nova Scotia’s growth vs preservation dilemma
A move by Nova Scotia to lift its ban on uranium exploration and mining has reignited a critical debate. For over four decades, the province has prohibited uranium development due…
Exploration
Viken ranks No. 2 for uranium resource: District Metals
A new estimate for District Metals’ (TSXV: DMX) Viken project in central Sweden raises uranium resources so much it’s now the world’s second largest deposit of the nuclear metal, the…
Strong drill results bode well for AbraSilver’s mid-year Diablillos update
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; OTCQX: ABBRF) released assays Tuesday from the Diablillos project in Salta, northwest Argentina, showing mineralization extends beyond the pit boundary. At the JAC Extension zone, hole…
Canadian election may herald more mining activity
As Canadians cast their ballots Monday, both leading candidates for prime minister are promising to bring a greater sense of urgency towards getting mines and other natural resource projects built….
Uranium Spotlight: Eight companies on the radar
Rising electricity demand from new AI-driven technologies and government support for nuclear power as a base load energy source are ramping up interest in uranium. After years of underinvestment, exploration…
New Osisko study for Cariboo project lifts NPV, costs
An updated feasibility study for Osisko Development’s (TSXV, NYSE: ODV) Cariboo gold project in British Columbia increases net present value (NPV) by 88% even as estimated capital expenditures climb by…
Trump moves to fast-track deep-sea mining push
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on deep-sea mining that aims to pave the way for offshore resource extraction and cut the country’s critical minerals…
Teck-backed AbraSilver assays boost La Coipita
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) said assay results from drilling at its La Coipita copper and gold property in Argentina showed the presence of a significant porphyry system with expansion…
NGEx rises on high-grade copper-gold hits at Lunahuasi
Drilling at NGEx Minerals’ (TSXV: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) Lunahuasi project in northwest Argentina has returned results as high as 22 metres grading 2.23% copper, 6.02 grams gold per tonne and…
Buese target emerges on Founders’ crown in Suriname
Drilling at Founders Metals’ (TSX-V: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) Buese target at the Antino project in southeast Suriname has returned results as high as 6 metres grading 6.38 grams gold per…
Site visit: Fortuna Mining drives value at Lindero pit
In a lunar-like landscape high in the Argentinian Andes, workers in white hazmat suits pace the cyanide-damp heap-leach pad. They have begun stacking ore on a second stage of Fortuna…
Triple Flag to acquire Orogen Royalties for $420M
Triple Flag Precious Metals (TSX: TFPM; NYSE: TFPM) announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Orogen Royalties (TSXV: OGN; US-OTC: OGNRF) in a transaction valued at…