JV Video: Volta Metals cuts strong rare earths in Ontario
A new vertical drill hole at Volta Metals’ (CSE: VLTA) Springer rare earths project near Sudbury, Ont., returned mineralization from top to bottom, averaging about 1% total rare earth oxides…
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JV Article: Discovery, ore sorting lift Spanish Mountain
Spanish Mountain Gold (TSXV: SPA; US‑OTC: SPAUF) is betting recent in pit, near surface high-grade discoveries of 1 gram gold per tonne and higher, coupled with ore sorting can raise…
NGOs urge DPM Metals to exit Loma Larga in Ecuador
Toronto-based DPM Metals (TSX, ASX: DPM) faces renewed pressure to abandon its stalled $600-million (C$845-million) Loma Larga gold-copper project in Ecuador. About 100 civil society groups and 48 academics, Indigenous…
Fortuna doubles indicated ounces at Séguéla
Fortuna Mining (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has reported higher reserves and resources at its Séguéla gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire, extending the operation’s outlook and prompting fresh studies on mine expansion….
Anglo-Teck deal hangs on redomiciling: Globe
The federal government is pressuring Anglo American (LSE: AAL) to become legally Canadian on top of moving its headquarters to Vancouver as it scrutinizes the British miner’s $50-billion (C$69-billion) bid…
Friedland opens $2B Platreef mine in South Africa
Billionaire Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has cut the ribbon on its long-awaited Platreef platinum mine, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa presiding as Johannesburg hosts G20…
Copper and gold surge in FireFly’s Green Bay update
A resource update for FireFly Metals’ (ASX, TSX: FFM) Green Bay project in north-central Newfoundland more than doubles contained copper, gold and silver over the initial estimate from a year…
Skyharbour, Denison strike $61.5M pact
Skyharbour Resources (TSXV: SYH) has formed four joint ventures with Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-A: DNN) at its Russell Lake uranium project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. Denison plans to invest…
Ottawa, Manitoba boost Churchill for mineral trade
Ottawa and Manitoba are increasing support for the Port of Churchill to advance rail upgrades, add critical minerals storage and push a northern export corridor for Canadian miners. The joint…
Gold Fields doubles Windfall capex to $1.9B
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) says developing the Windfall gold project in Quebec still makes sense even though it may cost more than double a 2022 estimate. The company expects…
Mic’d Up JV: Endeavour Silver sees Terronera as a ‘game changer’ to hit targets
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) has started commercial production at Terronera in Jalisco, Mexico, a step CEO Dan Dickson says anchors its “30 by 30” plan – 30 million…
Xinka say ‘no’ to Pan American’s Escobal
A Vancouver group on Thursday delivered a petition with more than 6,000 signatures urging Pan American Silver (NYSE, TSX: PAAS) to respect the Xinka Indigenous people’s decision against restarting the…