Missiles to MRIs need metal’s highest-grade US deposit
U.S. Critical Materials has confirmed what it calls the highest-grade deposit of neodymium, a rare earth element used in electric motors, ever reported in the United States. The Salt Lake…
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Rare 10-carat blue diamond could fetch $20M
A rare 10-carat blue fancy diamond could fetch up to $20 million (C$27.8 million) when it goes before bidders in Geneva on May 13, auction house Sotheby’s said on Thursday….
Gold comes from neutron star explosions: study
The true origins of the Earth’s heaviest elements like gold have eluded astrophysicists for decades. The prevailing scientific view is that neutron star collisions created gold and other heavy elements,…
Podcast: Communication ‘main issue’ between miners and Indigenous communities, ft CMEB’s Youcef Larbi
This week’s episode features Youcef Larbi, General Director and Chief Geologist at the Cree Mineral Exploration Board (CMEB), in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Larbi discusses the genesis of the…
Gemfields to resume emerald mining in Zambia
Coloured precious stones miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) is to resume open-pit mining at its 75%-owned Kagem emerald mine in Zambia, ending a four-month pause triggered by weak market…
Friedland-backed Cordoba sells Alacrán copper project
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) has agreed to sell its remaining half-interest in the Alacrán copper project to a consortium of investors including China’s JCHX for cash of up…
Ireland logs strongest silver assays since Beatles Help!
Group Eleven Resources’ (TSXV: ZNG; US-OTC: GRLVF) Thursday exploration update at its Ballywire discovery returned among the highest-grade silver intercepts in Ireland in more than 60 years, the company says….
Buffett knows resources need rail: ex-Tory leader O’Toole
As U.S. protectionism intensifies under renewed tariff threats and energy pressures, Canada’s former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole is calling on the nation to double down on domestic resources and reassert…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold eyes DRC lithium project
KoBold Metals, the mining startup backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, says it plans to invest $1 billion in the Democratic Republic of Congo after inking a framework deal…
Sitka assays suggest ‘significant’ deep tonnage in Yukon
Canadian explorer Sitka Gold (TSX-V: SIG; OTCQB: SITKF) said assay results from drilling at its RC gold project in Yukon suggest the deposit could contain significant tonnage at greater depths than…
Grey Fox emerges as McEwen’s growth driver
McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) is banking on the Grey Fox deposit to drive production growth at its Fox Complex just outside Timmins, Ontario. McEwen plans to lift Fox Complex…
Greenheart’s strong hits show Guiana Shield potential
Drilling by Greenheart Gold (TSXV: GHRT; US-OTC: GHRTF) at its Majorodam project in northeast Suriname has returned results as high as 6 metres grading 9.34 grams per tonne. That result,…