Surprise grades expand Collective’s Apollo in Colombia
Step-out drilling by Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) at its Guayabales project in Colombia has uncovered gold grades up to 40% higher than modelled as well as notable tungsten and…
Copper
US mineral supply vulnerable to China chokehold: report
A new report by the United States Geological Survey reveals that the U.S. has grown more reliant on foreign imports of minerals over the past year, highlighting the increased urgency…
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge
Canadian explorer Midnight Sun Mining (TSX-V: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt, an area that’s attracting Cold War-style financing competition to speed the record-price red metal to market. The junior reported Jan. 20 that…
Spotlight: Energy Transition Metals – Part 2
Energy transition metals have never been as critical as they are today. Here’s a look at four more companies seeking to reduce North America’s reliance on critical minerals from China by building domestic supply…
Roundup video: BC must open land access, AME says
British Columbia should do more than that just impose fixed timelines for mineral exploration permits to restore confidence for prospectors and juniors, the head of the Association for Mineral Exploration…
Capstone strike ends allowing Mantoverde at full rate
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) is preparing to restore full output at its Mantoverde copper-gold mine in Chile after workers in the operation’s biggest union ratified a new three-year…
DPM adds 20% gold-silver to extend Bulgaria mine
DPM Metals (TSX: DPM) says a resource update for its Chelopech gold-copper mine in Bulgaria has added four years to the property’s operational life. Chelopech is now projected to have…
Lundin, BecomingX climb from deepest marathon to world’s highest
Standing at 4,200 metres high in Chile’s Atacama desert, the CEO and co-founder of education firm BecomingX takes a step forward from The World’s Deepest Marathon to begin a new…
VRIC video: Few new TSX listings suggest it’s early in cycle for juniors, Soar Financial says
The relative lack of new mining listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange last year – despite firmer metals sentiment – suggested the junior market was still in the early innings…
BHP selects largest intake for Xplor program
BHP (ASX, LSE: BHP) has selected its largest intake for the annual Xplor program aimed at supporting companies involved in early stages of mineral exploration. The Australian miner announced this…
Anglo flags third De Beers writedown
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is weighing a third writedown of De Beers in as many years as weak diamond prices persist and the miner advances asset sales ahead of its…
Rio Tinto, Glencore nix $260B mega-merger
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN) have scrapped plans for a $260-billion merger that would have created the world’s largest mining company. In a statement on Thursday,…