China’s rare earths lead seen lasting post-summit: BMI
China’s stranglehold on the global rare earths supply is expected to “stay firmly in place” despite the recent summit between its President Xi Jinping and his United States counterpart Donald…
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Perpetua gets $2.9B loan for gold-antimony project
Perpetua Resources (TSX, Nasdaq: PPTA) said the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (EXIM) board unanimously approved a $2.9 billion loan to develop its Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho. The…
Blue Lagoon hits commercial production at BC gold-silver project
Blue Lagoon Resources (CSE: BLLG) said it officially attained commercial production at its Dome Mountain gold and silver project in British Columbia. Underground mining rates exceeded 100 tonnes per day…
Treasure Hunt Video: Brothers claim Golden Triangle bonus prize
Two brothers separated by 4,000 km have found six 6-oz. gold pieces in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle after months spent decoding clues in The Northern Miner’s Great Canadian Treasure Hunt. Jason…
CHART: Copper price surge mints 23 unicorn mines
Tech venture capitalists invest in startups and get to call them unicorns. The official definition of a unicorn is a startup with a $1 billion valuation while still a private company. There are 1,765 unicorns globally, past…
Scorpio Gold’s Manhattan assays sting along trend
Drilling at Scorpio Gold’s (TSXV: SGN; US-OTC: SRCRF) Manhattan project in Nevada continues to extend the Zanzibar Trend – linking several targets – beyond the existing inferred resource constraining pit…
Stillwater Critical flags Montana rhodium upside
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) is using new rhodium assays and a defined chromium inventory to press the Stillwater West multi-metal project in Montana as an important future…
Americas Gold swap ends 600K oz silver stream burden
Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-A: USAS) agreed to end remaining silver delivery obligations to Sprott Mining in exchange for nearly 8 million shares, removing future debt tied to…
Collahuasi permit setback jolts Chile copper sector
A Chilean environmental court has annulled a key permit for the $3.2 billion (C$4.4 billion) expansion of the Collahuasi copper mine, throwing fresh uncertainty over one of the world’s largest…
McEwen says San José cash generation tops target
McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) says the San José mine in Argentina has already generated more cash than expected this year, allowing the company to fund its growth plans without…
Core Lithium restarts Finniss mine on price rebound
Core Lithium (ASX: CXO) has restarted mining at its Finniss lithium operation in Australia’s Northern Territory as recovering lithium prices spur producers to revive idled projects. Blasting and excavation activities…
Graphite One secures Lake Erie battery plant site
Graphite One (TSXV: GPH) said this week it’s secured a site for its battery anode plant east of Cleveland to accept material from the company’s Graphite Creek project in Alaska,…