New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals
Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half – a move that Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce insisted will make the province more competitive in…
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Gold miners dominate this year’s TSX30
Mining companies accounted for over half of the entries on this year’s TSX30 — an annual list of the 30 top-performing names on Canada’s largest stock exchange over a three-year…
Gold price hits record after Trump nixes tariff
The gold price hit a new high on Monday as the U.S. implemented a presidential order exempting key minerals including gold bullion, graphite, tungsten and uranium from tariffs. The White…
China’s steel demand share to plunge 36% by 2050
China’s steel consumption is projected to decline steadily over the next decade, marking a structural shift in global demand dynamics, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. The country…
Rwanda sends first tungsten to US
Trinity Metals, a Rwandan miner controlled by private UK-based industrialist TechMet, plans to ship tungsten to America’s largest processor of the metal used in bombs, jet engines and light bulbs. …
Canada, US fund $29M for Canuck tungsten
Northcliff Resources (TSX: NCF) received an $8.2 million (US$6 million) investment from the Canadian government this week to help advance its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick. The sum adds…
Collective encounters high-grade gold in Colombia
Canadian explorer Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) expanded the mineralized area at Colombia’s Guayabales project as it released assay results from six new drill holes. The stock jumped. Hole APC-122…
Spotlight: Mining and Exploration in BC, Prairie Provinces and the Far North – Part 2
Canada is among the world’s best mining jurisdictions and has a rich endowment of minerals from coast to coast to coast. Here’s a look at four companies with projects in…
EQ Resources gains EXIM interest for tungsten project
Under the new Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative, the Letter of Interest states that EXIM is considering a 10-year debt facility of up to $34 million.
US Antimony’s Fostung buy to offer Canadian tungsten
United States Antimony (NYSEA: UAMY) plans to fast-track development of its new Fostung tungsten property in Ontario, it said Friday. U.S. Antimony, based in Dallas, paid $5 million (C$6.9…
Aussie Resolution enters US critical minerals race
Australia’s Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) is entering the critical minerals market in the United States with the acquisition of the Horse Heaven antimony-gold-tungsten project in central Idaho. While Resolution is…
Abu Dhabi’s IRH spends $500M to control Alphamin tin
Abu Dhabi’s International Resources Holding (IRH) is acquiring a majority stake in Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM) to access the Bisie tin mine, one of the world’s largest and highest-grade deposits…