Vision Blue grants Cornish Metals £7 million backing
Cornish Metals (TSXV: CUSN; LSE: CUSN) has received a £7-million (around US$9 million) credit facility from shareholder Vision Blue Resources, to help it reopen the South Crofty tin mine in…
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Blue Moon shareholder battle spotlights shades of grey in junior market
A minority group of shareholders in Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; US-OTC: BMOOF), which holds a first-resource-stage zinc-silver project in California, says its CEO issued defensive stock offerings that destroyed an…
How junior miners can meet the new ESG funding hurdles
The conversation around environmental, social, and governance ESG considerations in mining has grown increasingly sophisticated over the last decade, giving rise to an evolving set of requirements that companies must…
Infographic: Adding up government spending on Quebec’s critical minerals
Quebec is unique in Canada for its strong institutional support for mining and exploration activities. It was the first jurisdiction in Canada to release a critical minerals strategy, in 2020,…
B2Gold backs Founders Metals with $12.1M investment for drilling at Antino in Suriname
Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) has drawn a $12.1 million investment from B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG), bringing to $32.1 million the total raised in the Suriname-focused gold explorer…
Orion, Allianz among US$15T in funds seeking to boost mining investments for tripling output
A global group of institutional investors including Allianz, Legal & General and Orion Resource Partners wants to attract more funds to the mining industry by polishing its image and educating…
Mining sector needs US$2.1 trillion by 2050 to meet net-zero needs – report
The amount is needed to meet net-zero demand for raw materials.
Lack of capital rises to top risk in EY mining survey
Capital is the top risk facing the mining industry this year, up from the number two spot last year, as tough financing and economic conditions make it more difficult to deliver…
Lomiko’s Quebec graphite project faces uphill battle in holiday region
Community opposition in Quebec cottage country may sink Lomiko Metals’ (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC: LMRMF) prefeasibility-stage La Loutre project, the seventh-largest undeveloped graphite deposit, after the province denied it funding. The proposed…
Lithium rout derails projects around the world, though some persist
Low lithium prices are forcing a raft of companies to delay spending on projects from Quebec to Nevada, from South America to Australia. General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a…
Miners prefer Canada to overseas: KPMG
Canada’s increased government funding and protectionism are boosting outlooks compared with rising geopolitical risks in foreign countries, according to a new KPMG survey of industry executives. Nearly 80% of mining…
Kodal Minerals may delay Mali’s first lithium
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has flagged a possible delay in production from its Bougouni lithium project in southern Mali to early 2025 from the originally scheduled fourth quarter this year. …