Rio Tinto puts Star-Orion JV with Star Diamond on hold
Shares of Star Diamond (TSX: DIAM) fell by more than 50% on June 29, after the company announced that Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) had exercised its…
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Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater seeks control of Finnish lithium firm
Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) revealed on Thursday that is in talks to take a controlling stake in Finnish lithium firm Keliber, adding that the plan is to…
Video: How mining could get to net zero before 2050 – ESG panel
The mining world has quickly embraced environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and more companies are seeing the need to meet those priorities, even on the level of investment, said…
EDM Resources secures US$24M loan to take Scotia mine towards commercial production
EDM Resources (TSXV: EDM) has entered into a definitive credit agreement with Swiss base metals trading company IXM for US$24 million in debt financing to advance the company’s Scotia mine towards…
Post Noront takeover, Wyloo gets to work on Ring of Fire assets: Exclusive interview
Wyloo Metals made a big splash last year with its battle against Australian behemoth BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) for control of Ring of Fire junior Noront Resources. …
Geoscience BC expands mineral database searchable by location
Geoscience BC has completed a new project that would make data for hundreds more mineral exploration and development reports in British Columbia searchable by location for the first time. National…
Kinross to publish Great Bear resource estimate with 2022 results
Canada’s Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) expects to declare an initial mineral resource for its recently acquired Great Bear gold project in Red Lake, Ont., as part of its…
Video: Energy metals panel discuss why the emerging critical minerals supply chain is key to cutting carbon
As demand for critical minerals increases in the society-wide push for decarbonization, the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and China’s control over critical minerals have demonstrated how important it…
Azimut makes new nickel-copper discovery at Wapatik project in Quebec
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OT: AZMTF) has made a new nickel-copper sulphide discovery during its initial diamond drilling program at the Wapatik project in Quebec. Highlights from the discovery hole…
Site visit: Fireweed Zinc rebrands in pivot to the broader critical metals market
Yukon-focused explorer Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTCQB: FWEDF) has rebranded as Fireweed Metals to reflect its metamorphosis into a critical minerals-focused company. The name change follows its early June acquisition…
Updated expansion study for Alamos Gold’s Island mine ups capex in return for ‘more profitable operation’
Alamos Gold’s (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) Island gold mine is expected to produce 287,000 oz. gold on average every year from 2026 onwards, which is 22% higher than the company’s…
Western Copper feasibility on Casino outlines $2.3B after-tax NPV, $3.6B capex
Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN) has shared the feasibility study on its flagship Casino deposit located 300 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon. The project is being developed…