JP Morgan sees $5.50 copper, deficit worsening
J.P. Morgan has raised its long-term copper price forecast by 9.1% due to widening structural supply deficits and sharply higher capital costs that will require massive investment in new mine…
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Ascot rebrands under new CEO to restart troubled Premier gold mine in BC
Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT.H) plans to rebrand in a fresh start under new leadership to advance two projects in British Columbia including what was once the continent’s biggest gold mine. …
Australia’s St Barbara unveils bold Canadian push
Australia’s St Barbara (ASX: SBM) has unveiled an aggressive exploration strategy in Nova Scotia, Canada, as it advances plans to redevelop its 15-Mile open pit gold mine and processing hub…
US Antimony, Americas Gold to jointly build Idaho plant
United States Antimony (NYSE-A: UAMY) and Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-A: USAS) are joining forces to build a hydromet processing plant in Idaho that they see anchoring a…
First Quantum credit outlook improves on Cobre Panama progress, S&P says
S&P Global Ratings revised First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) outlook to positive from negative on Tuesday, citing progress toward restarting its Cobre Panama copper mine and stronger liquidity management. While…
Critical Metals confirms high-grade HREEs at Tanbreez project in Greenland
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) says drilling at its Tanbreez project in Greenland indicates the potential to further grow the resource of what is ranked as one of the world’s largest…
JV Video: Troilus targets spring finance decision
Lenders have increased the proposed debt facility for the Troilus Mining (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) gold-copper project in Quebec up to $1 billion (C$1.35 billion) from $700 million as the…
Kidnappers kill Vizsla mine workers in Mexico
Some Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) workers who were abducted last month in west-central Mexico have been killed, the company said. The stock plunged. Vizsla said Monday it’s been informed…
PMET to raise $130M for Quebec lithium exploration
Canadian mine developer PMET Resources (TSX: PMET; US-OTC: PMETF) is raising up to $130 million (US$96 million) to fund exploration and development work at its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in northern…
Roundup Video: BC’s move towards permitting certainty
Victoria’s push to speed exploration permits, paired with a landmark approval for Skeena Resources’ (TSX, NYSE: SKE) Eskay Creek restart, is starting to rebuild confidence in British Columbia’s permitting system,…
Video: Rare earths’ outsized leverage
Rare earth elements may be obscure to most consumers, but they sit inside the magnets, motors and sensors that run much of the modern economy. In a four-part audio series,…
JV Video: Minaurum’s Alamos lands 55M-oz resource
Minaurum Silver’s (TSXV: MGG; US-OTC: MMRGF) maiden inferred resource of about 35 million oz. silver at its Alamos project in Mexico’s Sonora state, published late last month, gives the junior…