Zijin offers US$1.9B for 25% of China lithium miner
Chinese copper and gold producer Zijin Mining Group is proposing to buy a quarter of compatriot Zangge Mining for 13.7 billion yuan (US$1.9 billion), the companies said. The deal would…
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London Symposium JV Video: Quebec’s clean energy, innovation, incentives
Quebec supports mining with hydro-power, streamlined permits and beneficial tax policies, an adviser to the province says. Early government action gives it an edge in the energy transition, Jonathan LaFontaine,…
Atlas to build NA’s first salt mine in decades
Atlas Salt (TSXV: SALT) says it plans to develop the Great Atlantic Salt (GAS) deposit in Newfoundland and Labrador into the continent’s first mine for the kitchen and winter road…
Hummingbird reaches $16.4M deal with Mali
Africa-focused Hummingbird Resources (AIM: HUM) announced on Wednesday it had reached an an agreement with Mali’s military-led government to operate the Yanfolila gold mine under the country’s new mining code. As part…
Arafura secures A$200M for Nolans rare earths project nearing build decision
Arafura Rare Earths (ASX: ARU) has secured a A$200-million ($180-million) investment from the Australian government’s National Reconstruction Fund Corp. to advance the A$2.8-billion capex Nolans rare earth project in the…
Podcast: AME Roundup 2025 preview, BC mining update with CEO Keerit Jutla
This week’s episode features Keerit Jutla, President and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration, who offers an exclusive preview of the upcoming AME Roundup conference in Vancouver, happening Jan….
Sodium-ion batteries could rival lithium-ion in cost, Stanford study finds
Sodium-ion batteries could rival lithium-ion batteries in cost by the 2030s, according to a new Stanford study. The study by Sustainability’s Precourt Institute for Energy and the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center evaluated…
Uranium junior Auric Minerals picks up three projects in Quebec, shares rise
Canadian uranium explorer Auric Minerals (CSE: AUMC) has added three Quebec-based projects in a bid to strengthen its regional exploration strategy in Eastern Canada. Under an option agreement signed with…
Yukon Metals samples up to 3.49% copper at AZ
Yukon Metals (CSE: YMC; US-OTC: YMMCF) shares rose on Wednesday after it released sampling results from the AZ project with copper grades as high as 3.49%. The Canadian junior kicked…
London Symposium JV Video: Honey Badger Silver bets on ETF stance
Honey Badger Silver (TSXV: TUF) is building a silver-focused investment vehicle, positioning itself like a silver exchange-traded fund (ETF) with 40 million oz. silver and 2 billion lb. zinc in…
London Symposium JV Video: Brixton Metals pursues porphyry potential at Thorn
Brixton Metals (TSXV: BBB; US-OTC: BBBXF) is working towards unlocking the copper-gold porphyry potential of its Thorn project in British Columbia, backed by major investors like BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE:…
Barrick halts Mali mine after junta seizes gold
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD) followed through with its threat to suspend operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali after the military-led government moved gold stocks to a custodial bank. “Barrick…