US launches $500M boost to mineral processing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to provide up to $500 million in funding to expand domestic critical minerals processing and battery materials manufacturing and recycling, as Washington seeks…
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Sponsored Video at PDAC: Silver Acadia sees Bathurst upside
Silver Acadia Exploration (CSE: SLA) is recasting New Brunswick’s Bathurst base metals camp as a silver story, betting decades of zinc-led work left high-grade precious-metals zones underexplored at its flagship…
Centaurus inks Glencore deal for Jaguar nickel output
Centaurus Metals (ASX: CTM) has moved closer to a final investment decision on its Jaguar nickel project in Brazil after Glencore (LSE: GLEN) signed a binding five-year offtake agreement that…
Sponsored Q&A: Arbitration finance moves into the mainstream, says Burford Capital
As governments tighten oversight of critical minerals projects and geopolitical tensions reshape resource policy, mining companies are increasingly facing disputes with host states and commercial partners. Investor-state arbitration and cross-border…
Sponsored Q&A: Automation rises as drilling faces safety pressure
Exploration drilling remains the foundation of every new mine development, but the operating environment is becoming more demanding. Programs are moving deeper, labour shortages persist and safety expectations – particularly around live work and manual rod handling – are intensifying…
Gold eyes second weekly loss, silver price drops further
Gold slipped below $5,100 an oz. on Friday, heading towards a second consecutive weekly drop, as high energy prices stemming from the Middle East war continue to drive high-interest expectations….
Open-pit gold miners most exposed to inflation: Jefferies
Gold miners with large open-pit operations could face the biggest margin pressure from the conflict in the Middle East as higher oil prices threaten to lift fuel and consumable costs…
Investors prefer North America to Africa: Sprott chief
Rising gold and silver prices – and the resource nationalism they have fuelled in some African countries – are making North American mines and projects more attractive to global miners amid a search for stable operating environments, says Sprott Asset Management’s chief investment officer. …
PDAC JV Video: FireFox drills toward first Mustajärvi resource estimate
FireFox Gold (TSX.V: FFOX; US-OTC: FFOXF) expects a maiden resource at the Mustajärvi property within a year after drilling tightened its view of the Finnish discovery and identified a second…
Rio Tinto to delay Quebec lithium plant build
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) plans to slow the construction of its Nemaska lithium processing plant in Quebec due to rising costs, which could see its commissioning delayed, Bloomberg reported….
JV article: Deloitte targets mid-tier miners managing project complexity
Deloitte Canada has launched its Mining Evolution Platform aimed at helping mid-tier and junior mining companies improve visibility across operations as complexity grows and investment decisions become more difficult. The…
Oil shock could sharply raise mining costs: BMO
If crude hits $100 a barrel, mining costs could rise about 20% for iron ore, 16% for copper and 9% for gold.