NASA to launch first mission to metal-rich asteroid
After years of planning and a one-year delay, NASA is set to launch a highly-anticipated mission to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida,…
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Five ‘good practices’ for integrating ESG in mining
Contrary to popular perception, the mining industry has been responding to what we like to call “ESG” concerns since the environmental movements of the 1970s. Even the acronym “ESG” (environmental,…
New Found Gold’s high-grade assays keep it in billion-dollar club
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; NYSEA: NFGC) reports new drill results at the Monte Carlo zone that continue to boost Queensway as Newfoundland’s highest-grade project. Drill hole NFGC-23-1690 cut 2…
St Barbara shares rise as prefeasibility puts Nova Scotia project capex at $182M
Australian miner St Barbara (ASX: SBM) announced on Tuesday the completion of a prefeasibility study giving its 15 Mile gold project, in Trafalgar, N.S. pre-production capital costs of A$207 million…
X-Batt and Consol collaborate on coal-based battery tech
Battery material innovator X-Batt has partnered with Consol Innovations, an offshoot of Consol Energy (NASDAQ: CEIX), to fast-track their coal-based anode technology.
The two companies announced Tuesday their C-Batt Innovations joint venture, formed to push forward the development of battery materials sourced from coal.
Podcast: Jeffrey Christian on the Middle East, bond yields, and Chinese gold demand
This week’s episode features CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey Christian in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the precious metals markets. Christian explains why recent events in the Middle East…
G2 Goldfields shares gain on high-grade find at Oko project in Guyana
G2 Goldfields (TSXV: GTWO; US-OTC: GUYGF) says it’s discovered the high-grade Ghanie South zone at its Oko project in Guyana as it seeks interest from large miners. Drill hole GDD-68A cut 11…
Vale weighs base metals IPO in three to four years
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is not seeking new partners for its Base Metals unit following a recent equity sale, but could consider an IPO for the unit within three or four years,…
Which critical mineral will China ban next?
Virtually every stock tied to the rare earth group of elements (REE’s) are trading around multi-year lows. Investor outlook continues to wane despite the commodities key role in neodymium magnet…
Loulo-Gounkoto to remain among world’s top 10 gold producers: Bristow
Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) president and chief executive Mark Bristow said this weekend that the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali is set to maintain its status as one of…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: The isolation of field work can be lonely — and sobering
i·so·la·tion /ˌīsəˈlāSHən/ noun the process or fact of isolating or being isolated. “the isolation of older people” Every geologist has experienced extreme isolation at some point. That crystalline moment when they realized…
Torngat Metals hopes to revive Strange Lake rare earths project in Quebec
Torngat Metals is advancing its longstanding Strange Lake rare earths project in northeastern Quebec toward both a feasibility study and permitting. Strange Lake could produce up to 55,000 tonnes of…