Taseko sells Harmony gold project
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has sold its Harmony gold exploration project on Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, B.C., to JDA Gold, a newly incorporated company controlled by…
Copper
TSX Venture down, July 5-9
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 3.09% to finish the trading week at 938.47. Spot gold increased by US$20.60 per oz., or 1.15%, to US$1,807.90 per ounce. Rupert Resources climbed 31¢ to…
Rob McEwen says newly minted McEwen Copper will provide shareholders with exceptional copper price leverage
With the copper price trending in record territory after nearly doubling over the past 12 months, mining veteran and industry luminary Rob McEwen tells The Northern Miner the time had…
Key vulnerabilities in getting to net zero
In a recent report, the International Energy Agency warned that demand for critical minerals like copper, cobalt, lithium, nickel and rare earth elements needed for clean energy technologies is going…
Taseko’s Florence mine permit later than expected
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) has revealed further delays to the permitting timeline for its Florence copper project in Arizona as the company tries to convince the US…
Ero Copper hits 67 metres of 9.21% copper in extension of the Pilar mine
Vancouver-based Ero Copper (TSX: ERO, NYSE: ERO) has provided an exploration update on its ongoing drill programs for the MCSA mining complex and the NX Gold mine, both in Brazil,…
Sandfire granted licence for copper mine in Botswana
Australia’s Sandfire Resources (ASX: SFR) has been granted a mining licence for its Motheo copper project in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt. The Perth-based miner said the milestone was one of…
Copper supply gap to emerge in second half of the decade, new report says
After hitting a new record of US$4.88 per lb. on May 10, LME cash copper prices are expected to average US$4.20 per lb. in 2021 and US$3.96 per lb. in…
Solaris Resources reports high-grade intercepts at Warintza in Ecuador
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; US-OTC; SLSSF) has reported the latest assays from its flagship Warintza copper-gold project in south-eastern Ecuador, about 85 km east of the city of Cuenca. The company…
Clean Air Metals reports new assays from Thunder Bay North project
Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR) has released new assay results from its flagship Thunder Bay North (TBN) asset, a platinum, palladium, copper and nickel project in northwestern Ontario, about 50…
Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors with properties to watch
With demand for electric vehicles, batteries, and greener energy storage options expected to rise in the years ahead, many juniors are on the hunt for so-called ‘technology metals,’ a broad…
Seabridge and Eskay Mining ink road cost-sharing accord
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA) and junior explorer Eskay Mining (TSXV: ESK) have agreed to share the $12 million construction bill of the first stage of an access road to the…