Lucara Diamond records strong quarter at Karowe mine
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) said it has sold about 12% more diamonds from its Karowe mine in Botswana than in the first quarter of 2023 and operating costs are down…
Canada
Q2 extends lithium mineralization at Mia in Quebec
Q2 Metals (TSX.V: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) says winter drill results confirmed mineralization across several zones at the Mia lithium project in Quebec. Highlights include drill hole MIA24-033, which cut 13.7 metres…
Video: Uranium firms glow even as hurdles remain
The uranium industry is buoyed by its highest metal price in 17 years, pro-active government policies and improved public sentiment, yet it faces headwinds, panellists said at The Northern Miner’s…
Video: Rio Tinto’s Mehta on how sustainability is driving mining’s big shifts
Angelina Mehta, general manager for joint ventures with Rio Tinto Aluminum, has seen some big changes in the mining sector over her 27 years in the business. One of the…
Omineca restarts output at Canada’s only underground placer mine with 10-oz haul
Omineca Mining and Metals (TSXV: OMM; US-OTC: OMMSF) says it’s begun processing gold-bearing gravel again at its Wingdam paleoplacer project in British Columbia. The company recovered 10.25 oz. of coarse,…
BHP, Ivanhoe Electric to hunt for US copper together
Mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP; LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP) and Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE: IE; TSX: IE) have partnered to explore for copper and other critical minerals in selected areas in…
JV Video: Cascadia drills for more high-grade porphyries in BC and Yukon
Barely a year old, Cascadia Minerals (TSXV: CAM) found almost immediate success with its high-grade copper and gold results in Yukon. “To be able to hit a copper-gold porphyry on…
Video: How geopolitics is opening up downstream funding for miners
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) is attuned to companies seeking geopolitical certainty in their metals as well as a high environmental social and governance score and low carbon footprint, CEO…
JV Content: Ontario comes out ahead in mines to EV race
In the global competition for investment in the new, low-carbon economy, Ontario stands out as an existing centre of both mining and auto manufacturing, a conference in Washington, D.C. heard…
Introducing the Energy Transition Metals Summit
The inaugural Energy Transition Metals Summit in Washington, D.C., brought together mine developers and explorers, miners, battery makers and government to tackle the mismatch between demand and supply for the…
Sigma Lithium hikes reserves, mine life in Brazil
Brazil-focused Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) announced on Wednesday that it has bumped up proven and probable reserves at its flagship Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium mine by…
Canuck carbon firms vie for Musk-funded US$100M
Arca, a company that’s signed a deal with BHP (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), is one of three Canadian technology firms in the running for the US$100-million Xprize carbon…