US mineral supply vulnerable to China chokehold: report
A new report by the United States Geological Survey reveals that the U.S. has grown more reliant on foreign imports of minerals over the past year, highlighting the increased urgency…
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Ares restarts US fluorspar output after Pentagon deal
Ares Strategic Mining (CSE: ARS; US-OTC: ARSMF) said it has restarted the Lost Sheep fluorspar mine in Utah after landing a major U.S. government contract to supply the obscure mineral…
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge
Canadian explorer Midnight Sun Mining (TSX-V: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt, an area that’s attracting Cold War-style financing competition to speed the record-price red metal to market. The junior reported Jan. 20 that…
Spotlight: Energy Transition Metals – Part 2
Energy transition metals have never been as critical as they are today. Here’s a look at four more companies seeking to reduce North America’s reliance on critical minerals from China by building domestic supply…
Infographic: Global gold demand
Gold demand is undergoing a significant, structural, and geographic transformation, driven by record-high prices, unprecedented central bank accumulation and a shift towards safe-haven assets in a fractured geopolitical landscape.Our latest…
Roundup video: BC must open land access, AME says
British Columbia should do more than that just impose fixed timelines for mineral exploration permits to restore confidence for prospectors and juniors, the head of the Association for Mineral Exploration…
Capstone strike ends allowing Mantoverde at full rate
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) is preparing to restore full output at its Mantoverde copper-gold mine in Chile after workers in the operation’s biggest union ratified a new three-year…
Dakota Gold touts silver hits ahead of new study
Results from step out and infill drilling at Dakota Gold’s (NYSE-A: DC) Richmond Hill heap leach project in South Dakota has revealed open mineralization in all directions, as well as…
DPM adds 20% gold-silver to extend Bulgaria mine
DPM Metals (TSX: DPM) says a resource update for its Chelopech gold-copper mine in Bulgaria has added four years to the property’s operational life. Chelopech is now projected to have…
Lundin, BecomingX climb from deepest marathon to world’s highest
Standing at 4,200 metres high in Chile’s Atacama desert, the CEO and co-founder of education firm BecomingX takes a step forward from The World’s Deepest Marathon to begin a new…
Resolute secures Doropo gold mine OK in Côte d’Ivoire
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG) has secured a 14-year mining permit for its Doropo gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, clearing the final regulatory hurdle to develop the mine and lift the…
VRIC video: Few new TSX listings suggest it’s early in cycle for juniors, Soar Financial says
The relative lack of new mining listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange last year – despite firmer metals sentiment – suggested the junior market was still in the early innings…