Australia directs Chinese crit-min backers to divest
Australia has ordered several China-linked investors to sell their 10.4% holding in rare earths project developer Northern Minerals (ASX: NTU) in a move similar to Canada’s two years ago. The…
Financing
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire partners with Occidental to extract lithium
The two companies formed a JV to produce high-purity lithium compounds from geothermal brine.
Cascadia Minerals soars on fund manager financing
Cascadia Minerals’ (TSXV: CAM) shares soared on Monday after the junior miner announced a $3.2 million private placement led by Michael Gentile, who plans to raise his stake to 9.99%…
Gina Rinehart ups stake in lithium-focused Vulcan
Gina Rinehart, the billionaire mining magnate who owns Hancock Prospecting, has boosted her ownership in Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX: VUL) to 7.5% by injecting nearly €12.5 million ($18.5 million) into…
Silver Lake shareholders approve merger with Red 5
The A$2.2-billion ($1.5bn) deal creates Australia’s fifth largest gold producer.
Wyloo to build $900M battery material plant in Sudbury
Wyloo Metals, the privately held resources unit of Australia iron ore baron Andrew Forrest, says it plans to build a battery materials plant in northern Ontario that may cost around…
Adriatic Metals seeks US$50M after first concentrate sale
Europe-focused Adriatic Metals (ASX: ADT; LSE: ADT1) said on Monday it had sold the first shipment of concentrate from its Vares silver mine in central Bosnia, and plans to raise…
Faraday Copper rallies on $20M bought deal to advance Arizona project
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) shares rose 6.6% on news the company is raising $20 million in a bought deal financing for its Copper Creek project in Arizona. The…
Kenorland stock surges as Centerra Gold takes 9.9% stake
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) is taking a 9.9% stake in Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; US-OTC: KLDCF), joining Sumitomo Metal Mining as one of the junior’s biggest investors. Centerra is acquiring the…
Solaris says $130M Zijin deal derailed by ‘counterproductive’ regulatory review
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has cancelled a $130-million investment by China’s Zijin Mining Group after the financing got stuck for four months in the Canadian government’s national security…
Video: Investors wait to see how EV battery tech shifts will shake out
Shifting battery metals chemistries present a real challenge for all players in the battery ecosystem, from mineral producers to investors to end-stage users such as automobile manufacturers, panellists said at…
SolGold secures US$10M loan for Cascabel as talks for larger financing continue
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG) says it has lined up a $10-million loan facility for its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in the country’s north, adding it is in talks with capital…