BHP Xplor launches search for next round of exploration prospects
BHP Xplor, an accelerator program introduced by the miner in 2022 in pursuit of unlocking critical minerals, began a global search Thursday for its next cohort. The program seeks to…
Financing
Azure Minerals raises A$130M to fund Andover lithium project
Australian lithium developer Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS) has launched an institutional placement to raise A$120 million ($104.2 million). The company will issue 50 million fully paid ordinary shares at $2.40…
Piedmont earns 22.5% stake in Atlantic Lithium’s Ghana project
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) has exercised its option to acquire an initial 22.5% stake in Atlantic Lithium’s (AIM: ALL, ASX: A11) Ewoyaa project in Ghana, having committed US$17…
What’s driving gold miners’ copper craze?
Gold miners have never been more bullish. But not on gold — on copper. The red metal is one of the driving forces behind Newmont’s takeover of copper-rich fellow gold…
Let business lead on energy transition, AusCan Forum hears, while Trudeau touts values
The world has a long way to go to meet net zero emissions targets, but resource-rich Australia and Canada are both well-positioned to help make it happen. During the 8th…
Graphite One stock jumps on US$37.5M grant from US government
Graphite One (TSXV: GPH; US-OTC: GPHOF) has been awarded a Department of Defense Technology Investment Agreement grant of US$37.5 million under the Defense Production Act, funded through the Inflation Reduction…
Rio Tinto grabs stake in graphite-focused Sovereign Metals
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) agreed on Monday to buy a 15% stake in Australia’s Sovereign Metals (LSE: SVML; ASX: SVM) for A$40.4 million (US$27.6 million), becoming a…
Investors feast on Apple while juniors wait for their turn at the buffet
While tech giant Apple scaled new heights to reach over US$194 per share in late June, putting its market cap at an astonishing US$3 trillion, investors are finding junior miners…
Lucapa Diamond achieves debt-free status
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) said on Tuesday it had fully repaid all interest-bearing loans that it borrowed from gold company Equigold and the Industrial Development Corp. of South Africa (IDC). The company,…
Mining deal-making declines, but Beaty and others see opportunities
As the value of mining industry mergers and acquisitions falls from last year’s high, some investors see divergent trends moderating conditions. They say share prices are reasonable or low for…
Avalon stock surges on $63M investment, joint venture with Sibelco
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) is partnering with Antwerp-based SCR-Sibelco NV to advance its lithium exploration projects in Ontario and its plans to build a lithium-hydroxide processing facility….
GMS Video: How Power Nickel combines new tech, Quebec financing to snag a major’s interest
Terry Lynch, CEO of Power Nickel, says he’s using novel sonar technology to update a resource estimate in September at the Nisk project in Quebec, but a major player may…