War-driven LNG squeeze revives thermal coal: analyst
Thermal coal could climb 46% per tonne if the Iran War disrupts liquefied natural gas producers for another month or two, reopening a profit window for major Australian coal miners. The…
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Freeport seeks permit for $7.5B Chile copper expansion
U.S. miner Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) has begun the environmental permitting process for a $7.5-billion expansion of its majority-owned El Abra copper mine in Chile. The project, owned 51% by Freeport…
JV article: Amex advances Perron towards feasibility
Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX; US-OTC: AMXEF) has awarded a contract to build a dedicated power line to its Perron gold project in northwestern Quebec as it prepares to release a feasibility…
PDAC JV Video: GoldInxs readies Fishpot in BC for drilling, market debut
GoldInxs plans to run an induced polarization survey and start drilling at its Fishpot gold project in central British Columbia, as well as list on the TSX Venture exchange, all…
PDAC JV Video: Alkane plans using merger cash flow for more M&A
Alkane Resources (ASX, TSX: ALK; US-OTC: ALKRY) wants to hold output steady from its new three-mine portfolio and pursue another merger or acquisition within 12 months, Managing Director and CEO…
JV article: Novo Resources boosts gold goal in Victoria
Novo Resources (ASX, TSX: NVO) has increased the exploration target for its Belltopper gold project in southern Australia and kicked-off preparations for inaugural drilling work at its gold, silver and antimony project in the west. The company has released an exploration target…
Benz drills bonanza gold at Australia’s Mt Egerton
Benz Mining (ASX: BNZ) has made an ultra-high-grade gold discovery beneath the historical Hibernian mine at Mt Egerton in Western Australia, returning 7 metres grading 223 grams gold per tonne…
PDAC JV Video: Onyen warns weak disclosure can shut miners out of funding
Miners that cannot back up sustainability and governance claims with hard data risk losing access to capital as disclosure rules tighten and lenders demand proof, Onyen founder and CEO Laurie…
PDAC JV Video: Great Western fast-tracks Nevada tungsten drilling
Great Western Mining (LSE-AIM: GWMO) plans to fast-track drilling at its Defender-Pine Crow tungsten project in Nevada after raising about £3.25 million (C$6 billion), with new CEO Ed Loye targeting…
JV article: Antimony Resources targets ‘world’s highest-grade deposit’
Antimony Resources (CSE: ATMY) says it has uncovered one of the world’s highest-grade antimony deposits in New Brunswick just as global prices for the metal have surged to record levels. The company secured the…
Collective shifts HQ to Miami, stays Canadian
Collective Mining (TSX: CNL; NYSE-A: CNL) is shifting its executive headquarters from Toronto to Miami as the Colombia-focused explorer seeks closer access to its operations and deeper United States capital…
PDAC JV Video: Tiger Gold pushes Quinchía beyond first mine plan
Tiger Gold (TSXV: TIGR) is drilling to decide whether the newly listed explorer develops the Quinchía project in Colombia as outlined in last year’s economic study or chases a much…