TSX books solid rise over July 10-14 trading week
Over the July 10-14 trading week, the S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 451.38 points or 2.3% to 20,262.07. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 6.28 points or 6% to 110.58 and…
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Rio Tinto grabs stake in graphite-focused Sovereign Metals
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) agreed on Monday to buy a 15% stake in Australia’s Sovereign Metals (LSE: SVML; ASX: SVM) for A$40.4 million (US$27.6 million), becoming a…
Video: Joe Mazumdar spotlights critical minerals and supply chain security
A recent industry conference heard Exploration Insights newsletter writer and analyst Joe Mazumdar warn that a blind rush toward carbon neutrality by 2030. He told The Mining Investment Event in…
Fortescue Metals says founder’s split with wife won’t affect miner
Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) said on Thursday the breakdown of executive chairman Andrew Forrest’s marriage will have no impact on the couple’s mining business or…
JV Article: The world’s leading countries for mineral exploration
The world is working to build an environmentally sustainable future. At the heart of the challenge is a shift away from fossil fuels towards technologies with zero emissions or powered…
TNM Drill Down: Snowline tops week’s gold assays at Rogue project in Yukon
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider…
Patriot Battery Metals hits back at short-seller report
Canadian lithium explorer Patriot Battery Metals (TSX-V: PMET; ASX: PMT) refuted on Monday claims published in a short-seller report, stating the assertions made by Night Market Research were “factually inaccurate…
Regis opens new decline at Duketon gold project in Australia
Australia’s Regis Resources (ASX: RRL) on Friday announced the official opening of the Balkau decline at its Garden Well South underground mine in Western Australia. Garden Well South represents an…
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…
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…
Australian lithium M&A heats up with Develop Global’s bid for Essential Metals
Australian base metals explorer Develop Global (ASX: DVP) is buying coveted fellow lithium developer Essential Metals (ASX: ESS) in a share-based deal worth about US$102 million (A$152.6 million). The buyer, a…