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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Study suggests Vital Metals as large REE producer
An initial economic study for Vital Metals’ (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF) Tardiff project in the Northwest Territories outlines output that would make it one of the largest rare earth concentrate…
Ontario to OK mines in half the time: Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is proposing new legislation to cut mining permit times in half, designate geographic areas for speedy treatment like the Ring of Fire by September and limit…
Avalon bumps Separation Rapids lithium resource by 28% in Ontario
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) has boosted measured and indicated tonnage at its Separation Rapids hard rock lithium project in northwestern Ontario by 28% over a resource from…
Avalon gets $3.5M funding from Sibelco to advance non-JV projects
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) has received $3.5 million in a debt financing with Belgium’s SCR-Sibelco NV, which holds a 19.99% stake in the company. The funds will…
Avalon PEA values Ontario lithium plant project at three times higher than costs
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Avalon Advanced Materials’ (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) Lake Superior Lithium processing plant in northern Ontario boasts a project with a net present value more…
Pan Am’s Big Mack grades approach Big Whopper in Ontario lithium plays
Pan American Energy (CSE: PNRG; US-OTC: PAANF) reported on Friday assays as high as 2.75% lithium oxide (Li2O) over 1 metre from its Big Mack project in northwestern Ontario, comparable…
Avalon begins PEA for Thunder Bay lithium conversion facility
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) announced that it has engaged DRA Americas, a subsidiary of DRA Global to begin a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for a lithium hydroxide…
Avalon enters $15M deal for lithium processing plant
Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) announced on Monday it has entered into a $15 million funding agreement with its long-time creditor Lind Global Fund II, held by New…
Mining analyst-turned-Vital Metals CEO eyes much larger Nechalacho reboot
After spending the past 15 years as a senior mining analyst at Haywood Securities, Vital Metals’ (ASX: VML) CEO and managing director Geordie Mark is convinced that hitting a home…
Processing unit of Canada’s only rare earths miner goes bankrupt
Vital Metals (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF), the only rare earths producer in Canada, has declared bankruptcy for a Canadian subsidiary after a review of its half-finished $55-million processing facility in…
TNM Drill Down: Mapping the top drill holes YTD
We’ve compiled a map of the top gold, silver, copper, nickel, lithium and uranium assays year-to-date. Click here to see the visualization.