DPM forecasts higher output at Serbia gold project
Canadian miner DPM Metals (TSX: DPM; ASX: DPM) said a feasibility study for the Čoka Rakita project in Serbia shows increased output and higher value generation compared with an earlier…
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High silver exports, solar demand slim China’s supplies
China is facing a shortage of physical silver amid record-high exports of the precious metal and high demand for its use in solar panels. Stockpiles of silver on Chinese exchanges…
Value of EV battery nickel second-highest on record, cobalt at 30-month high
In 2016, Elon Musk famously said: “Although [they’re] called lithium-ion, the actual percentage of lithium in a lithium-ion cell is approximately 2%. Technically, our cells should be called nickel-graphite, because…
Excellon targets deeper gold-silver at Peru mine
Excellon Resources (TSX-V: EXN) says new geological interpretations confirm a multi-stage gold-silver system at its Mallay mine in central Peru. Updated modelling links the Pierina, Shafra and Mallay Deeps zones,…
World’s largest silver bar unveiled in Dubai
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has introduced the world’s largest silver bar in celebration of the founding of the United Arab Emirates. The bullion — weighing 1,971 kilograms and…
Karnalyte touts 70-year potash mine in Saskatchewan
The project, 175 km east of Saskatoon, is expected to yield 2.2M tonnes of potash and 104,000 tonnes of hydromagnesite each year.
Canada orders security review of Anglo-Teck merger
Canada has launched a national security review of the proposed merger between Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Industry Minister Melanie Joly said on…
Eldorado Gold grows reserves by 5%
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD, NYSE: EGO) says it has increased its mineral reserve base in support of a strong production outlook for the coming years. Shares rose. The total reserves,…
Guardian bets on Nevada tungsten revival
Guardian Metal Resources (LSE-A: GMET; US-OTC: GMTLF) is betting two tungsten projects in Nevada can help to revive United States mined supply of the critical metal as China tightens exports…
Sahel talks spur West African Resources’ ASX return
The Australia Stock Exchange reinstated West African Resources’ (ASX: WAF) shares after the company reported progress in discussions with the Burkina Faso government, which has sought to nationalize natural resources….
Aya posts strongest intercept yet at Boumadine
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) said new drilling at its Boumadine polymetallic project in Morocco yielded the strongest mineralized intercept so far while identifying a new high-grade…
Fortescue ends court dispute with former execs
Australia’s Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has agreed to settle its high-stakes lawsuit accusing former executives of stealing company data to build their green iron start-up Element Zero. The iron ore miner had…