Resouro sees $1B rare earth, titanium project in Brazil
Resouro Strategic Metals (TSX-V: RSM) says a starter operation at its main Tiros rare earths and titanium project in Brazil could be a billion-dollar operation, according to a new preliminary…
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The metals AI data centres need most aren’t inside them
The power grid, not the server room, is where the global data centre boom is driving metals demand, according to Wood Mackenzie. Grid reinforcement, transmission networks and on-site power systems…
Poland bets on copper boom as Lumina eyes new mines
Poland could more than double its copper production through planned mines by Canada’s Lumina Metals (TSX: LMCU), bolstering the country’s ambitions to become a leading supplier of a metal critical…
Berg value jumps, output expands in Surge Copper study, but costs rise
A prefeasibility study for Surge Copper’s (TSXV: SURG) Berg project in central British Columbia more than doubles the net present value (NPV) to C$4.6 billion while also doubling the initial…
UBS sees gold price falling, but still long-term bullish
Amid gold’s recent weakness, UBS Group has once again trimmed its near-term outlook on the yellow metal, though the bank still sees prices reaching higher over the longer horizon. In…
Treasure Hunt Video: Geology grads find 6 New Brunswick gold coins
Oliver Baker and Bella Ruppert have found six 1-oz. gold coins valued at about $35,000 (US$25,000) after months of tracing clues through New Brunswick’s old mining districts. The pair uncovered…
Montage Gold boosts Koné resources by 58%
A resource update for Montage Gold’s (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) main Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire has expanded total contained gold by almost 58% and grades by 24% over the…
AbraSilver’s copper-gold results suggest district scale potential at La Coipita
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) has drilled its best hole yet at La Coipita in Argentina, honing a Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK)-funded copper growth story beside…
Rinehart’s $1B SpaceX bet targets mining beyond Earth
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart sees potential ties between its critical minerals portfolio and Elon Musk’s space venture as demand grows.
Arafura Rare Earths eyes Australia’s first ore-to-oxide mine at Nolans
Flush with a recent A$350 million ($246 million) investment, Arafura Rare Earths (ASX: ARU) is looking to a September construction start at its Nolans mine in Australia’s Northern Territory that…
Petra Diamonds cuts threaten 1,800 jobs, union says
South Africa’s largest mining union says workers are being unfairly blamed for industry pressures as Petra Diamonds restructures its Finsch and Cullinan operations.
Baffinland gets $110M loan, court-approved extension
Canada’s Baffinland Iron Mines has been given a financial lifeline and additional time to stabilize operations while the struggling private company restructures under creditor protection. The Ontario Superior Court of…