First Cobalt extends mineralization at Iron Creek in Idaho
First Cobalt (TXSV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has extended copper-cobalt mineralization along strike at both its Waite zone and No Name zone, part of its Iron Creek cobalt project in Idaho….
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TSX Venture dips, Feb 4-8: Max Resources, Bonterra Resources, Redzone Resources
The TSX/S&P Venture Composite Index slipped 1.7% to end the trading week at 611.94. Shares of Max Resource rose 111% to 38¢. The company recently expanded the zone through surface…
American Lithium drilling Nevada claystones
American Lithium (TSXV: LI; US-OTC: LIACF) is about to drill its 6.3 sq. km Tonopah lithium claystone (TLC) project near Tonopah, Nevada. Over the next six weeks the company will…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #19: America’s worrying lack of a battery-minerals supply chain ft Benchmark’s Moores
Simon Moores, managing director of battery minerals advisory firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, appeared before a U.S. Senate committee for energy and minerals on Feb. 5, 2019, to once again sound…
Lithium & Uranium Snapshot: Eight energized juniors on the move
While lithium and uranium markets were depressed in 2018, a rebound could occur, as demand pressures for both metals grow in the years ahead. Here’s a look at eight juniors…
Commentary: Lithium opportunities abound in Australia
The following is an edited excerpt from the publication “The lithium–ion battery value chain — new economy opportunities for Australia” by the Australian government’s Australian Trade and Investment Commission. To…
Antofagasta posts record copper production
Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) set a new record last year with group copper production of 725,300 tonnes, and the company expects it will produce 750,000-790,000 tonnes of the red metal this…
Millennial Lithium de-risks Pastos Grandes
Farhad Abasov has high hopes for Millennial Lithium’s (TSXV: ML; US-OTC: MLNLF) Pastos Grandes lithium brine project in Argentina’s Salta province. The CEO expects a definitive feasibility study (DFS) in…
Balmoral finds nickel zones at Grasset
Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) has found several nickel sulphide zones in the central part of its Grasset ultramafic complex in Quebec after drilling the area during its late…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #17: Rare earth’s clean mining problems and solutions ft GeoMega’s Kiril Mugerman
GeoMega Resources (TSXV: GMA) president and CEO Kiril Mugerman discusses the problems with the current mining and processing of rare earth elements (REEs) that are critical to making rare earth…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 7-11; Cobalt 27, K92, Ascot-IDM
Shares of Cobalt 27 Capital rose 26¢ to $4.44. In January 2019, the company bought Westgold Resources’ royalty on the Mount Marion lithium mine in Western Australia for $240,400, plus…
Millennial Lithium nears feasibility at Pastos Grandes
Millennial Lithium (TSXV: ML; US-OTC: MLNLF) is nearing an updated resource estimate and feasibility study (FS) at its 86 sq. km Pastos Grandes lithium project in Salta, Argentina. The company…