Japan’s nuclear policy shift marks a turning point for uranium
More than a decade after the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan roiled the uranium industry, the country has announced a major policy shift…
2022
Rio Tinto invests $35M in new aluminum recycling centre in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO, ASX: RIO) announced Friday it is investing $35 million to build a new aluminum recycling facility at its Arvida Plant in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. The investment will…
Nevada Copper unveils restart and US$93M financing plan for Pumpkin Hollow
Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU; US-OTC: NEVDF) plans to restart and ramp up its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine in Nevada and has agreed to non-binding terms with lenders for up to…
Wyloo Metals invests A$150M in rare earths developer to fund stake in Neo Performance Materials
Four months after closing the acquisition of Canada’s Noront Resources and its Eagle’s Nest project in Ontario’s Ring of Fire, one of the world’s largest undeveloped high-grade nickel sulphide deposits,…
Clean Air Metals advances Thunder Bay North towards resource update, prefeasibility
Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR; OTC: CLRMF) has released new assay results from the 2022 drill campaign at both the Escape and Current PGE (platinum group elements)-copper-nickel deposits, part of…
The View from England: Copper and an artist drawn to war
A recent report suggests copper might have something in common with Eric Ravilious, whose paintings became increasingly associated with conflict. A strategic study by IHS Markit (now a part of…
Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Electric one of three finalists for Saudi Arabia project
Saudi Arabia has narrowed the field to three finalists for a massive mining exploration licence about 175 km west of Riyadh that it says contains about 25 million tonnes of…
Marathon’s Valentine gold project gets OK from the feds
Three years after kicking off its environmental assessment work, Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) has received environmental assessment approvals from both the federal and provincial governments for its Valentine gold project…
Hudbay inks exploration deal for satellite properties near its Constancia copper mine in Peru
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has reached an exploration agreement with the Uchucarcco community in Peru for the surface rights to the Maria Reyna and Caballito satellite properties near its…
Filo extends high-grade Aurora zone at Filo del Sol to 1.6 km
Filo Mining’s (TSX: FILO) ongoing drilling program at its Filo del Sol copper project in Argentina has extended the strike length of the emerging Aurora zone to 1.6 kilometres. The…
Historic Canadian Mining Hall of Fame ceremony aims to widen the mining industry’s tent
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame held its 34th annual induction ceremony on Aug. 18 at the Palais Royale in Toronto, welcoming five new honourees. This year’s event was historic….
QC Copper drills three more in-pit zones as high as 0.75% Cu at Opemiska
QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU; OTC: QCCUF) has reported new assay results from its current drill program on the Opemiska property, where the company has been aiming to upgrade…