Infographic: Yukon’s critical minerals resources grow
The Klondike Gold Rush and later exploration and production elevated the Yukon as a legendary source of gold. But the territory always hosted large critical mineral deposits, and it’s now…
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Video: ‘Big bang’ in commodity demand set to lift miners, Prins says
Global miners are set to benefit from rising needs for “real assets,” Nomi Prins, a macroeconomist and author of the newsletter PrInsights Global, says in a new interview. Global geopolitical…
First Quantum starts up Zambia nickel mine, enters standstill deal with Jiangxi
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has begun commercial production at its Enterprise mine, set to become Africa’s biggest nickel operation, helping Zambia get closer to its goal of turning into…
Deep sea miner TMC plans to be ready to apply for licence
Canada’s The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) plans to be ready to apply for a licence to start mining the seabed before the end of this year, with production expected to…
Video: Luca Mining targets low-risk growth in Mexico
Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) is set for a transformative year in Mexico as its Campo Morado polymetallic mine is set to double production by year-end, chief owner Javier…
The Metals Company faces complaint to SEC over deep sea mining plans
The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) is under fire from three civil society groups for its deep sea mining project in the Clarion Clipperton zone of the Pacific Ocean between Mexico…
Lifezone produces metal from Kabanga samples in successful ‘Hydromet’ test
Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM) has produced nickel, copper and cobalt cathode materials from concentrates derived from borehole core samples at the company’s Kabanga project in northwest Tanzania. This milestone marks…
Vale Metals appoints mining veteran Shaun Usmar as CEO
Vale Base Metals, Vale‘s (NYSE: VALE) Canadian-based spinout of its metals business created last year, has appointed mining veteran Shaun Usmar as its new chief executive officer. Usmar brings over…
ACG opts for US$290M copper mine in Turkey after dead US$1B nickel deal
ACG Acquisition (LSE: ACG), founded by a mining executive who helped create aluminum giant Rusal, is taking another stab at green metals after a US$1 billion deal last year failed to…
Video: Junior market dominated by ‘the lame, the halt and the blind,’ says Rule
Over two-thirds of today’s junior miners are essentially worthless, says resource speculator Rick Rule. The problem is the market has trouble spotting the gems with high-quality assets, which often end…
Boyd, Roosen, Quartermain: It takes grit, invention, luck to make the big time
Perseverance, a focus on geology and financial discipline and some good breaks are what’s needed to make a mining titan, some of the industry’s leaders told a conference put on…
Ramp surges on Sprott backing for Sask. project
Ramp Metals (TSXV: RAMP) shares gained more than a quarter of their value on Wednesday after gold bug Eric Sprott invested in the Saskatchewan explorer. Sprott is the lead investor in…