CHART: The brutal economics of EV battery lithium
News this week that the world’s second-biggest lithium miner – SQM – has begun laying off 5% of its Chilean workforce would not come as a surprise to those following…
Financing
Trump ally eyes Congo mine vital to global tech
The Democratic Republic of Congo is discussing the rights to the Rubaya coltan mine with an consortium led by Trump ally Gentry Beach, the Financial Times reported. Beach, the chair of investment…
ASM hits commercial crit-min output in Virginia
Atlantic Strategic Minerals (ASM) says it’s reached commercial production at the largest mineral separation plant in North America, part of a $200-million investment in a complex including construction and a…
Kenorland options three Ontario projects to Centerra
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; OTCQ-X: KLDCF) said it’s optioned three early-stage gold projects located in Northwestern Ontario to Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) with a view of developing the…
PDAC JV Video: Namib Minerals preps to reopen gold mines in Zimbabwe
Namib Minerals is working to expand and restart three gold mines in Zimbabwe to help fund its critical mineral ambitions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), CEO Ibrahima Tall…
Snowline Gold posts strong economics in first PEA
Snowline Gold (TSXV: SGD; OTCQB: SNWGF) says a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Valley deposit at the Rogue project in Yukon shows robust economics for what could become a…
Ascot again delays Premier gold mine restart
Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) is placing its main Premier gold project in British Columbia, which has been delayed several times, on care and maintenance after talks broke down…
Juniors chase ounces, cash flow
Juniors must deliver resource growth, production gains and technological edge to capture capital, according to participants at this month’s Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City. The Northern…
Silver X secures $2M from Trafigura to support Peru copper expansion
Silver X Mining (TSXV: AGX; US-OTC: AGXPF) has secured a $2-million loan from commodities trading giant Trafigura to support the expanded production of copper from its Nueva Recuperada project in…
Magna’s Crean Hill nickel project granted $500K
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) has been awarded $500,000 by the Ontario government for the company’s brownfield Crean Hill nickel-copper-platinum group metals project. The award is part of the…
Vizsla raising US$100M to develop Panuco project
Canadian miner Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) is raising about US$100 million ($138 million) to advance the exploration, drilling and development of its flagship Panuco project in western Mexico. The…
Trafigura backs Euro Sun’s Rovina Valley with $200M financing deal
Euro Sun Mining (TSXV: ESM; US-OTC: ESMNF) has lined up a $200-million loan package, with backing from global commodities trader Trafigura, to help finance its Rovina Valley gold-copper project in…