Lucara Diamond records strong quarter at Karowe mine
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) said it has sold about 12% more diamonds from its Karowe mine in Botswana than in the first quarter of 2023 and operating costs are down…
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Q2 extends lithium mineralization at Mia in Quebec
Q2 Metals (TSX.V: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) says winter drill results confirmed mineralization across several zones at the Mia lithium project in Quebec. Highlights include drill hole MIA24-033, which cut 13.7 metres…
JV Video: Surge preps PEA for ‘highest grade’ lithium clay project in US
Among the few lithium explorers in northern Nevada, Surge Battery Metals (TSXV: NILI; US-OTC: NILIF) is developing the “highest grade lithium clay project in the United States” at its Nevada North…
Video: Uranium firms glow even as hurdles remain
The uranium industry is buoyed by its highest metal price in 17 years, pro-active government policies and improved public sentiment, yet it faces headwinds, panellists said at The Northern Miner’s…
Video: Rio Tinto’s Mehta on how sustainability is driving mining’s big shifts
Angelina Mehta, general manager for joint ventures with Rio Tinto Aluminum, has seen some big changes in the mining sector over her 27 years in the business. One of the…
NexGen rises on US$250M uranium purchase
The uranium developer inked an agreement with MMCap International for the procurement of 2.7 million pounds of uranium concentrate.
Omineca restarts output at Canada’s only underground placer mine with 10-oz haul
Omineca Mining and Metals (TSXV: OMM; US-OTC: OMMSF) says it’s begun processing gold-bearing gravel again at its Wingdam paleoplacer project in British Columbia. The company recovered 10.25 oz. of coarse,…
BHP, Ivanhoe Electric to hunt for US copper together
Mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP; LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP) and Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE: IE; TSX: IE) have partnered to explore for copper and other critical minerals in selected areas in…
Montage Gold receives environmental OK for Koné build
Africa-focused Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) says it’s received all environmental approvals for the development of its US$712-million Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire, with its mining permit expected to…
South Africa wins battle for US$43M sunken silver bars
Finders are not always keepers, as proven by the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruling on who owns about US$43 million worth of silver bullion recovered from a sunken cargo ship….
JV Video: Cascadia drills for more high-grade porphyries in BC and Yukon
Barely a year old, Cascadia Minerals (TSXV: CAM) found almost immediate success with its high-grade copper and gold results in Yukon. “To be able to hit a copper-gold porphyry on…
Video: How geopolitics is opening up downstream funding for miners
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) is attuned to companies seeking geopolitical certainty in their metals as well as a high environmental social and governance score and low carbon footprint, CEO…