Stellantis inks rare earths offtake accord with NioCorp
In its latest deal to lock down raw materials supplies, automaker Stellantis N.V. (NYSE: STLA) has signed a preliminary agreement with NioCorp Developments (TSX: NB; NASDAQ: NB) for access to…
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Pure-play nickel company Lifezone Metals rises on NYSE debut
Battery metals development company Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday following the business combination between special purpose acquisition company GoGreen Investments and…
Araguaia permits put Horizonte on track for first production in early 2024
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) is set to begin mining activities at its 100%-owned Araguaia nickel project in Brazil, now that it has state permitting approvals in hand. The…
Is it time to buy deflated gold stocks?
It’s been a tough few weeks for the gold bulls. It was only two months ago they were screaming from the roof calling for a gold ‘break-out’ into all new…
SQM grows Aussie footprint with Tambourah earn-in deal
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, has inked an earn-in agreement with Tambourah Metals (ASX: TMB) covering the Australian explorer’s Julimar North project in Western Australia Under the…
How working with artisanal miners can reduce risk and generate value
Large-scale and artisanal-scale mining (ASM) are often at odds. Artisanal miners are frequently seen as squatters by large-scale companies, using land concessions without formal rights. Their presence also increases the…
Video: New discoveries needed to revive Canada’s flagging diamond sector
Canada’s natural diamond market needs a new discovery to invigorate investor interest in a flagging industry, says sector heavyweight Eira Thomas. The Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) CEO says several diamond…
Altona to resume drilling at rare earths project in Mozambique
Altona Rare Earths (LSE: REE) said on Wednesday it had reopened its Monte Muambe rare earths project in Mozambique, with drilling to resume on or around July 15. The exploration…
Barrick Gold rolls out new 10-year plan at Kibali mine
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) said on Wednesday it was rolling out a new 10-year plan at its Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is Africa’s…
Patriot Battery Metals shares rise on metallurgical test work ahead of first resource at Corvette
Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET; ASX: PMT) has announced high lithium oxide (Li2O) recoveries from heavy liquid separation (HLS) testing on pegmatites from its Corvette property in Quebec. The news,…
Investors feast on Apple while juniors wait for their turn at the buffet
While tech giant Apple scaled new heights to reach over US$194 per share in late June, putting its market cap at an astonishing US$3 trillion, investors are finding junior miners…
Strike at Newmont’s Peñasquito to further hurt Mexico’s mining sector
Mexico’s chamber of mines (Camimex) is warning the halt of Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) Peñasquito gold-silver operation due to a strike now on its fourth week, will have a…