US offers $190M to Victory Metals rare earths project
Victory Metals (ASX: VTM) has received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for up to $190 million (A$292 million) in financing to develop…
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Buese target emerges on Founders’ crown in Suriname
Drilling at Founders Metals’ (TSX-V: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) Buese target at the Antino project in southeast Suriname has returned results as high as 6 metres grading 6.38 grams gold per…
Barrick sells Donlin stake to Paulson, Novagold for $1B
Canada’s Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE GOLD) is exiting the Donlin Gold project in Alaska by selling its 50% stake for US$1 billion (C$1.38 billion) to hedge fund billionaire John…
RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…
Site visit: Fortuna Mining drives value at Lindero pit
In a lunar-like landscape high in the Argentinian Andes, workers in white hazmat suits pace the cyanide-damp heap-leach pad. They have begun stacking ore on a second stage of Fortuna…
Centerra acquires 9.9% of BC-focused Thesis Gold
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) has bought a 9.9% stake in Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU), citing the potential growth and synergy of the latter’s flagship project located next to its Kemess gold-copper…
Triple Flag to acquire Orogen Royalties for $420M
Triple Flag Precious Metals (TSX: TFPM; NYSE: TFPM) announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Orogen Royalties (TSXV: OGN; US-OTC: OGNRF) in a transaction valued at…
Podcast: Uranium sector poised for M&A activity, ft Encore Energy’s William Sheriff
This week’s episode features William Sheriff, founder and executive chairman of enCore Energy, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Sheriff shares his insights on the current state of the uranium…
Trump to fast-track key U.S. mining projects
Permitting for key mining projects across the United States will be expedited as part of a plan by President Donald Trump to boost critical minerals production. A new executive order…
Ruling Labor may defeat ‘Trump-lite’ Dutton Down Under
While the cost of living and a housing crisis are the main issues for Australian voters May 3, politicians recognize the need to win over the country’s mining sector that…
CEO interview: F3 Uranium eyes third discovery
Good things come in threes could apply to F3 Uranium’s (TSV: FUU; US-OTC: FUUFF) Athabasca basin discoveries in Saskatchewan and the people behind them. Since 2010, a trio of its…
UK flags possible security review as deep-sea mining licences go up for sale: FT
Britain may trigger a national security review over the proposed sale of two deep-sea mining exploration licences after the Norwegian parent of UK Seabed Resources (UKSR) filed for bankruptcy, the…