Washington seeks Thacker Pass stake
The Trump administration now wants an initial 5-10% equity stake in Lithium Americas’ (TSX, NYSE: LAC) Thacker Pass project in Nevada as it seeks to renegotiate the terms of a…
Stock Markets/Investing
Hudbay halts Constancia mine amid Peru protests
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has temporarily shut down its Constancia mine in southern Peru in response to local protests and illegal blockades that have escalated amid wider unrest across…
Aura achieves commercial production at Borborema
Aura Minerals (TSE: ORA; Nasdaq: AUGO) says it has achieved commercial production at its Borborema gold project, its third operating asset in Brazil and fifth globally. In a news release…
Nevada Lithium jumps on Korean extraction pact
Nevada Lithium Resources (TSXV: NVLH; US‑OTC: NVLHF) jumped as much as 32% by midday Wednesday after South Korea’s Hydro Lithium agreed to test patented extraction technology at the Bonnie Claire…
Botswana wants De Beers control within weeks
Botswana is accelerating efforts to gain control of De Beers as parent company Anglo American (LSE: AAL) moves forward with plans to divest its 85% stake in the diamond giant,…
Newmont pours first gold at Ahafo North in Ghana
Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT; ASX: NEM) has poured first gold at its Ahafo North project in Ghana, marking a critical milestone toward commercial production in this year’s fourth quarter….
Video: Kodiak eyes complete MPD resource by year-end
Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) aims to complete a full maiden resource at its MPD copper-gold project in southern British Columbia next quarter after publishing the first tranche in…
Video: Stick to scale, grade, metallurgy, permits – exploration analyst
As record gold prices and mounting acquisitions flow money through the industry, economic geologist Brent Cook warns investors to follow basics: scale, grade, metallurgy and realistic permitting timelines. “What do…
Gold price hits new record high
Gold pushed to a record $3,728 per oz. on Monday before easing about $10 an oz. as investors piled into exchange-traded funds, extending a rally that resumed after last week’s…
La Caisse enters Aus renewables with $1.1B deal
La Caisse, Canada’s largest provincial pension fund, is acquiring Australian renewables developer Edify Energy for $1.1 billion (US$725 million), securing a foothold in a market it has long sought to…
Neo Performance opens Europe’s first REE magnet plant
Neo Performance Materials (TSX: NEO; US-OTC: NOPMF) has officially opened its $75-million facility in Estonia, becoming the first to mass produce rare earth magnets for Europe’s automotive and wind energy…
White Gold to raise $20M for exploration
White Gold (TSXV: WGO; US-OTC: WHGOF) is set to raise $20 million in a brokered private placement to fund its exploration activities in Yukon Territory. Clarus Securities, as lead agent…