Taseko reaches tentative labour deal for Gibraltar mine restart
Taseko Mines‘ (TSX: TKO) Gibraltar mine in British Columbia is set to resume operations in the coming week after the company and the workers’ union reached a tentative agreement over…
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Japan, Chile boost ties in lithium extraction, supply
Japan and Chile have agreed to strengthen cooperation on lithium mining and supply, including deals for Japanese firms’ acquisition of long-term preferential access to the battery metal, in exchange for…
Chilean Cobalt lines up potential US$317M loan from EXIM Bank
The United States Export-Import Bank has signed a letter of interest to back Philadelphia-based critical minerals explorer Chilean Cobalt (US-OTC: COBA) with US$317.4 million in debt to restart the La…
Winsome secures A$25M for Adina-Renard lithium development
Australia’s Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) has raised A$25 million to advance its Adina lithium project in Quebec as the explorer pivots to become a project developer in the medium term….
Canada’s Cornish Metals to sell Nickel King asset
Cornish Metals (TSXV: CUSN; LSE: CUSN) is selling its Nickel King property in the Northwest Territories to Northera Resources for up to US$6 million to focus on advancing its flagship…
How to attract Silicon Valley and Gen Zs
Silicon Valley could help the mining industry solve problems from funding to smelting but tech wizards shouldn’t necessarily run a mine, panellists told a conference on financing trends in New…
Frontier Lithium drills high-grade assays at Spark
Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) has reported high-grade intercepts from geotechnical drilling at its Spark pegmatite in northwestern Ontario, part of a larger work program that will inform a…
Asante Gold to up production at Bibiani with new plant
Asante Gold (CSE: ASE; US-OTC: ASGOF) is getting closer to increasing gold production at its Bibiani mine in Ghana, as long-lead items for the sulphide recovery plant are anticipated to arrive by…
US Gold plans Q3 prefeasibility update for CK as permitting advances
U.S. Gold (NASDAQ: USAU) has hit the next permitting milestone to develop its CK project in Wyoming, which is expected to produce 108,500 oz. of gold equivalent annually over an…
Mali approves Leo Lithium’s stake sale to Ganfeng
Australia’s Leo Lithium (ASX: LLL) said the government of Mali had conditionally approved the sale of its remaining 40% stake in Mali Lithium to China’s Ganfeng Lithium for almost US$343…
De Beers plans return to marketing roots as split from Anglo American looms
De Beers, which created the global market for diamond engagement rings through its “A Diamond is Forever” campaign, is shifting back to its marketing roots as its parent company Anglo…
Considering M&A? Here’s what to ask
A large copper miner in Chile only found it had been overpaying a royalty by a significant amount after three ownership deals and 20 years of operation, lawyer Greg McNab…