First Quantum losing US$8M a day on Cobre Panama halt
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says it’s experiencing losses of up to US$8 million a day due to the suspension of ore processing and port loading affecting its giant copper…
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Ontario seeks to speed up mining projects by easing some permits
Ontario plans to ease applications to harvest tailings, defer up-front environmental assurance payments and broaden mine-closure plans, according to new legislation proposed on Thursday. The ruling Conservatives under Premier Doug…
Emerita shares rise on high grade results at polymetallic Romanera project in Spain
Emerita Resources (TSXV: EMO; US-OTC: EMOTF) says new high-grade gold and silver results from its La Romanera polymetallic project in southwestern Spain will add key value to the pre-resource deposit….
Lithium Americas kicks off construction at Thacker Pass
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) announced Thursday it has kicked off construction at its 100%-owned Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada, following the receipt of notice to…
Tesla lobbying to secure lithium from Chile — report
Tesla executives met last month with Chilean authorities, including the ministers of foreign affairs and mining, as well as representatives for the country’s development agency Corfo, as the electric cars…
SQM earmarks US$3.4B in spending by 2025 as profits soar
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, said on Thursday it had earmarked US$3.4 billion of new capital spending by 2025 to boost its production capacity to 210,000 tonnes…
Vizsla Silver reports more high-grade assays at Panuco in Mexico
Vizsla Silver (TSXV: VZLA; NYSE: VZLA) says new drill results show continuity in high-grade mineralization at its Panuco silver-gold project in Sinaloa, western Mexico. Vancouver-based Vizsla released assays from 14…
Denarius resource supports restart of 230-year-old Colombian gold mine
Denarius Metals’ (TSXV: DSLV; OTCQB: DNRSF) first resource estimate for its Zancudo project to revive an 18th century gold mine in Colombia confirms its high-grade potential. The Toronto-based company plans…
BHP seeks to tighten grip on South America’s copper sector
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner, is mulling expanding its investments in Argentina’s copper sector, where it already has a presence through its 5% stake…
Frontier Lithium’s Spark deposit now 30% bigger
Canada’s Frontier Lithium (TSX-V: FL) has again updated its mineral resource estimate for the Spark deposit, which is part of the company’s PAK lithium project in northwestern Ontario. The company…
Galway’s Clarence Stream may combine pits but delay gold project 2 years
Galway Metals’ (TSX: GWM) new drill results from its Clarence Stream gold project in New Brunswick may boost a plan to link three small pits into one, according to Laurentian…
The Northern Miner Podcast: Should governments be funding mines? ft Nickel 28’s Anthony Milewski
This week’s episode features Nickel 28 chairman Anthony Milewski on recent developments in industrial metals, particularly in the United States following the Inflation Reduction Act legislation. Anthony suggests that it…