NexGen Rook I uranium project wins Saskatchewan OK
Saskatchewan granted NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) environmental approval for its Rook I uranium project in the province’s far north, the first such authorization in two decades,…
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Neo Energy Metals falls in London debut despite strong uranium market
Uranium explorer and developer Neo Energy Metals (LSE: NEO) marked its first day on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the stock down 18% in early morning trading. The…
Piedmont posts first revenue and profit as lithium prices slide
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) recorded its first revenues, generated from its 25%-owned North American Lithium mine in Quebec, during the third quarter. At the same time, lithium spot…
Atlas Lithium raises US$20M from investors led by former Allkem chairman
Brazil-focused Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ: ATLX) has landed US$20 million from a group of lithium investors led by Martin Rowley, the former chairman of lithium powerhouse Allkem (TSX: AKE; ASX: AKE),…
Rio Tinto, Codelco partner up to find more copper in Chile
Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO; LSE: RIO) and Chilean state copper miner Codelco created on Wednesday the Nuevo Cobre (New Copper) joint venture to explore and potentially develop the…
Lucapa finds Angola mine’s second-largest diamond
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) has unearthed a 235-carat type IIa diamond from its prolific Lulo mine, the second-largest recovered at the Angola operation since it opened in 2015. The find comes barely a…
‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’s Thor copper project in B.C. say
A dispute between Taranis Resources (TSXV: TRO; US-OTC: TNREF), the British Columbia government and First Nations groups over the Thor polymetallic project is brewing over long drilling exploration permit delays. After…
Exterra champions carbon-negative mining with CO2-seizing tech
Exterra Carbon Solutions (ECS) aims to give miners a sustainability shot by converting process waste and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into stable, inert minerals, simultaneously mitigating environmental footprints, rehabilitating mine…
Podcast: US ‘sticks and carrots’ will keep dollar hegemony, ft Giustra at Canadian Mining Symposium
In this week’s episode, mining magnate Frank Giustra engages in a thought-provoking dialogue with Northern Miner editor-in-chief Alisha Hiyate at the Canadian Mining Symposium. Giustra presents a compelling argument that we…
New Found Gold may explore toll mill option for Queensway project
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; NYSE: NFGC) say it’s exploring the possibility of using an existing mill on the island of Newfoundland & Labrador for gold mineralization found at Queensway….
RANKED: World’s top 10 graphite projects
Graphite grabbed news headlines recently when China announced it will require export permits for some graphite products. China is the world’s top graphite producer and exporter and it refines more…
Embattled Scotgold Resources ready to go into administration
Struggling Scotgold Resources, which operates Scotland’s only gold mine, is planning to appoint administrators over the coming days as financing talks announced last month failed to attract investment. The gold miner went into…