TSXV edges lower during shortened Aug. 8-11 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 0.52 point or 0.08% over the shortened Aug. 8-11 trading session to end at 607.14. Leading in terms of value gainers was Arbor…
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Vision Blue injects US$40M into PNG lime project
Vision Blue Resources (VBR), a U.K. investment fund focused on battery and technology metals, has agreed to pay US$40 million ($53.8 million) to junior Mayur Resources (ASX: MRL) for a…
Commentary: Like Frodo, we should embrace our enemy’s enemy
Professor J.R.R. Tolkien died 50 years ago, and we can learn from his hero in Lord of the Rings, Frodo Baggins, who made an expedient choice for his guide into…
RANKED: World’s largest clay and hard rock lithium projects
The lithium market has been in turmoil with dramatic price swings over the last few years as demand from electric cars take off and global supply growth tries to keep up. Junior…
Nunavut copper finds send Aston Bay Holdings shares jumping
Shares in Australian-Canadian exploration partners American West Metals (ASX: AW1) and Aston Bay Holdings (TSXV: BAY) shot to 12-month highs on Tuesday after announcing a major copper discovery at the…
TNM Drill Down: Musgrave hits bonanza grades at Cue
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from July 28 to Aug. 4. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our…
Barrick prepares to restart Porgera gold mine in PNG
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) plans to restart operations at the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) later this year, according to CEO Mark Bristow, while an…
What’s driving gold miners’ copper craze?
Gold miners have never been more bullish. But not on gold — on copper. The red metal is one of the driving forces behind Newmont’s takeover of copper-rich fellow gold…
ASM inks deal to sell rare earths to US magnet maker
Australian Strategic Materials (ASX: ASM) has inked a five-year agreement to supply neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) alloy from its Korean Metals Plant (KMP) to magnet maker USA Rare Earth LLC….
How Rainbow Rare Earths plans to bootstrap itself onto the global stage
Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW) is making strides in the rare earths sector as its Phalaborwa project in South Africa underpins an aggressive international growth strategy. While pilot-scale production at…
Rio Tinto inks earn-in deal for lithium project in Rwanda
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is making its first foray into Rwanda by signing an earn-in investment and joint-venture agreement with African-focused Aterian (LSE: ATN) to develop…
TNM Drill Down: New Found’s Queensway South points to more discoveries
Our TNM Drill Down features the top gold assays of the week of July 21-28. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data provider Mining Intelligence….