Lithium Americas nets $250M from Orion for Thacker
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) says Orion Resource Partners is investing $250 million (C$357 million) to help develop and build the Thacker Pass lithium project’s first stage in Nevada….
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First Nations slam ‘unacceptable’ iron ore project in western Labrador
A trio of First Nations in Quebec have jointly opposed Century Global Commodities’ (TSX: CNT) Joyce Lake iron ore project in western Labrador, while the company says it’s working on addressing…
Teck invests $40M to restart Bunker Hill in Idaho
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) says it’s investing $40 million (C$57 million) in Bunker Hill Mining (TSXV: BNKR, US-OTC: BHLL) as part of a strategy to improve efficiency at…
Spotlight: Global battery metals
Battery metals are crucial in the world economy today and their importance will only grow over time as the climate warms and greener energy comes to the fore. Here are…
Video: Seabridge CEO on KSM progress, partner search
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) is advancing its KSM copper-gold project in British Columbia despite legal challenges and petitions creating hurdles, CEO Rudi Fronk said. The project is in…
Video: ValOre embraces AI to speed up Pedra Branca PGE discoveries in Brazil
ValOre Metals (TSXV: VO) uses AI to speed up discovery at its Pedra Branca platinum-group metals resource in northeastern Brazil, CEO Jim Paterson said. ValOre plans to use advanced AI…
Rio Tinto creates lithium unit after completing $6.7B Arcadium deal
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) has officially completed its $6.7-billion (C$9.57-billion) acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (ASX: LTM; NYSE: ALTM), which will become Rio Tinto Lithium. The newly formed unit…
Video: VRIFY’s new AI tool cuts exploration timelines from weeks to seconds
VRIFY reduces exploration timelines from weeks to seconds. Their new AI tool sifts through raw data to find missed exploration targets, according to vice-president of AI, Jean-Philippe Paiement. The platform…
Interview: Wilkinson mulls more tax credits for juniors
Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources says he’s open to discussing ways to boost funding in junior mining stocks and that he’s concerned infrastructure financing will disappear under potential…
PDAC: Wilkinson presses critical minerals case; auto sector exempted from tariffs for a month
Canada’s energy and natural resources minister said the Trump administration must realize it could soon face taxed critical mineral exports from its northern neighbour in response to tariffs that began…
PDAC: ETFs drain exploration funding
Massive investment flows into metals exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over the past two decades are the main reason miners are struggling to raise capital, an analyst told the world’s biggest mining…
PDAC: Trade war seen fast-tracking mine approvals
Could the escalating trade war with the United States unwittingly spur Canadian authorities to cut approval times for much needed mines and natural-resource projects? Some investment bankers think so. Citing…