Deep-sea mining may affect thousands of new species found in hotspot
Scientists have identified more than 5,500 entirely new species in the CCZ of the Pacific Ocean, an area targeted by deep sea miners.
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Fortuna crosses the finish line at its Côte d’Ivoire Séguéla mine
Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) has poured the first gold pour at its Séguéla mine in Côte d’Ivoire. Séguéla now enters the ramp-up phase, during which management aims…
Pending approval of First Quantum deal with Panama haunts miner
Analysts say First Quantum’s credit ratings will improve once the agreement over Cobre panama copper mine is formalized.
Argonaut banks $17.5M flow-through deal to advance Magino to first pour
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) is cashed up to advance the Ontario-based Magino gold mine to its first imminent gold pour after closing a $17.5 million flow-through financing, it said Wednesday….
Wesdome hits new bulk tonnage zone east of Kiena gold mine
Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) says it has discovered a new, potentially bulk tonnage target east of its Kiena mine complex at Val d’Or, Que., with surface drills cutting 2.3…
Sandfire Resources produces first copper at new Botswana mine
Sandfire Resources (ASX: SFR) announced on Thursday first copper concentrate production at its Motheo mine in Botswana, which has become the second producing mine in the Kalahari Copper Belt. Commissioning…
Volt Lithium stock leaps as company claims breakthrough on oil brine recoveries
Volt Lithium (TSXV: VLT) shares jumped by almost 20% Wednesday morning after it announced lithium recoveries of 90% and at relatively low costs from testing at its Rainbow Lake lithium…
Oil giant ExxonMobil jumps on lithium wagon
Acquisition of lithium prospect reflects the company’s bet on the anticipated electric vehicles boom.
Banyan Gold posts 50% rise in inferred ounces at AurMac
Banyan Gold (TSXV: BYN; US-OTC: BYAGF) has updated resources at its Aurex and McQuesten projects, together known as the AurMac property, located in the Yukon. The new resource outlines a total…
Ambler road decision in Alaska delayed again, this time to mid-2024
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has once again delayed the release of the record of decision (RoD) for the Ambler road project, which will give access to untouched deposits of copper,…
Northern Miner Podcast: American Eagle Gold CEO Anthony Moreau on exploration, Teck and Canadian mining
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by American Eagle Gold CEO and director Anthony Moreau, who discusses the company’s NAK property located in the Babine Copper-Gold Porphyry district in central…
Copper loses battle in fight for critical mineral status in the US
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has told congressmen and senators that copper has not reached the status of critical minerals needed to be added to the official list of commodities…