Peru OKs Southern Copper’s $1.8B Tía María
Southern Copper (NYSE, LSE: SCCO) has secured a long-awaited licence for its $1.8-billion Tía María copper project in Peru, marking a major step forward after years of social unrest and…
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Site visit: Maple works to boost resource in Quebec
Kiran Patankar cracks a grin as he points towards the boreal forest that stretches as far as the eye can see. “When you’re up here the first thing that strikes…
Gold price is overextended: bond veteran Gross
Despite gold’s record-breaking rally and widespread optimism about its outlook, one legendary bond investor has issued a warning for those seeking to own the metal amid concerns over U.S. regional…
US, Australia target $3B for critical minerals plan
The United States and Australia signed a critical-minerals framework on Monday that aims to speed permits, mobilize public and private financing, and pilot market “price-floor” mechanisms to blunt non-market undercutting…
Appian, World Bank unit start $1B critical minerals fund
U.K. private-equity firm Appian Capital Advisory is teaming up with the World Bank-owned International Finance Corporation (IFC) to start a $1-billion critical minerals, metals and mining fund that will be…
US, Canada set for trade deal at APEC: report
A U.S.-Canada trade agreement on steel, aluminum and energy is reportedly ready for Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump to sign at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
Myriad Uranium drills Wyoming project derailed by Three Mile Island
Vancouver-based Myriad Uranium (CSE: M; US-OTC: MYRUF) has a new permit to expand drilling at a Wyoming project where a past owner spent $25 million ($100 million today) in the…
Kodal begins lithium exports from Mali
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has dispatched the first truckloads of lithium spodumene concentrate from its Bougouni mine in southern Mali to the port of San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire, marking…
Cleveland-Cliffs eyes US rare earths production
Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) announced plans to enter the rare earth mining business after discovering two potential deposits in Michigan and Minnesota, which would allow the Ohio-based company to expand beyond iron…
Brazil targets rare earth revival
More than three years after it was announced, Brazil’s Mining Policy Council has officially been installed, with a renewed focus on critical minerals and rare earths. The National Mining Policy…
Arizona Sonoran soars on new copper ranking
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU; US-OTC: ASCUF) shares shot to a historic high Monday after it released a study showing its Cactus project could be the third largest cathode producer…
Iamgold signs deals to triple Quebec district footprint
Canadian miner Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) announced a pair of acquisitions that would more than triple its footprint in northern Quebec’s Chibougamau region. Shares rose. Iamgold agreed to buy…