Canuck carbon firms vie for Musk-funded US$100M
Arca, a company that’s signed a deal with BHP (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), is one of three Canadian technology firms in the running for the US$100-million Xprize carbon…
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B2Gold’s Goose project slightly behind schedule
The open pit and underground development at B2Gold‘s (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) Goose project in Nunavut is running slightly behind schedule, with first gold delayed from the first quarter of…
Eurobattery Minerals to acquire majority stake in Spanish tungsten miner
Swedish miner Eurobattery Minerals (FRA: EBM) has signed a non-binding letter of intent to invest €2.5 million ($3.7 million) in Spanish company Tungsten San Juan (TSJ) and obtain 51% ownership…
Northvolt faces bomb scare at Quebec battery plant site
Northvolt, a private Swedish electric vehicle battery maker backed by Volkswagen, BMW and Volvo, said it found potential fire bombs under heavy machinery at a plant site under construction near…
Patriot shares jump on discovery of new high-grade zone at Corvette
Shares in Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; US-OTC: PMETF; ASX: PMT) surged 20.6% to $8.12 apiece Tuesday on the discovery of a new, high-grade zone at its CV13 target in…
Brazil demands immediate US$15.7B payment for Mariana disaster
The government stated that if this amount is not paid within 15 days, it will petition to block the assets of Vale, BHP, and Samarco.
Podcast: Global X investment strategist Roberta Caselli on supply constraints in the uranium and copper markets
This week’s episode features Global X ETFs commodities investment strategist Roberta Caselli in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the metals markets. Caselli explains why uranium and copper are metals…
Sierra Metals converts resources to reserves for Peru, Mexico mines
A Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT, US-OTC: SMTSF) update has converted between one-fourth and more than one-half of the resources at its Yauricocha and Bolivar underground polymetallic mines to reserves. Yauricocha,…
Angus scores high-grade gold find west of historic resources near Wawa
Angus Gold (TSXV: GUS; US-OTC: ANGVF) reported Tuesday the discovery of a new high-grade zone featuring a result of 7 grams gold per tonne over 12.4 metres, its best gold…
Panthera Resources overhauls project ownership in Mali and Nigeria
Africa-focused Panthera Resources (AIM:PAT) is reshuffling its ownership stakes in three mining projects in Nigeria and one in Mali to increase its exposure to gold. The company said on Tuesday…
Ottawa’s revised environmental rules won’t reduce permitting stage, lawyers say
The federal government’s proposed changes to environmental rules for resource projects could limit Ottawa’s oversight, but probably won’t shorten approval times, according to a law firm’s analysis. The proposed amendments…
Regis Resources to expand gold production with two new mines
Australian gold miner Regis Resources (ASX: RRL) has greenlit construction of two new underground mines, forecast to deliver between 100,000 oz. and 120,000 oz. of the precious metal per year…