Founders Metals hits new high on Antino results
Shares of Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) surged to a record intra-day high Monday after the company announced promising assay results from its 2024 drill program at its flagship Antino…
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CleanTech makes battery-grade lithium in DLE pilot
Shares in CleanTech Lithium (LSE: CTL) rallied on Monday after the Chile-focused explorer and developer announced it had completed the first phase of production at its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE)…
Karora shareholders back Westgold Merger
Shareholders of Canada’s Karora Resources (TSX: KRR; US-OTC: KRRGF) have voted nearly unanimously in favour of a A$1.23 billion (US$817 million) acquisition by Australia’s Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX). The final…
Chile copper, lithium mines rattled by 7.4 quake
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Thursday night, 45 km outside San Pedro de Atacama, where the majority of the country’s vast copper and lithium mines are located. The…
Serbia inks lithium memos with EU amid Jadar’s revival
Serbia, the European Union and Germany inked a series of agreements on Friday that may grant EU members as well automakers Mercedes Benz and Stellantis exclusive access to Serbian lithium. …
Ukraine seeks experts to revive war-ravaged steel sector
Ukraine is issuing a call for international mining experts to boost its steel industry accounting for about a tenth of the economy as the war crushes infrastructure and takes most…
USGS issues first earthquake risk study on commodities
Scientists with the United States Geographical Survey, a government research agency, have developed a new scientific assessment of how earthquakes threaten worldwide mineral commodity supplies. The methodology was developed…
Video: Targa bets on Opinaca gold discovery as lithium focus dims
The record gold price has prompted Canadian-focused Targa Exploration (CSE: TEX; US-OTC: TRGEF) to change tack, CEO Cameron Tymstra said in an interview. Targa acquired the Opinaca project in Quebec…
Vale restarts Salobo 3 copper plant Brazil after fire
Vale reiterates that the 2024 copper production guidance remains at 320-355 kt.
Yukon might assume Victoria Gold accident cleanup
The Yukon government is considering taking over the cleanup at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine as the company struggles with the scale of remediation work. Lauren Haney, deputy minister…
Zambia, US, and Canada slowest for mine development: S&P Global
According to a new report by S&P Global, the United States has the second-longest lead times in the world for developing a new mine. Mines in the U.S. go from…
ACG opts for US$290M copper mine in Turkey after dead US$1B nickel deal
ACG Acquisition (LSE: ACG), founded by a mining executive who helped create aluminum giant Rusal, is taking another stab at green metals after a US$1 billion deal last year failed to…