Taranis Resources secures permit after BC legal battle
Taranis Resources (TSX-V: TRO) can go ahead with planned exploration at its Thor polymetallic project near Trout Lake, B.C., almost two years after its permit application and five months after…
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Tim Gitzel, CEO of uranium miner Cameco, is our Mining Person of the Year for 2023
Tim Gitzel, an executive at Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) for 17 years and president and CEO for 13, has led the company through more bad times than good. Among…
Reunion Gold inks key deal with Guyana
South America-focused explorer Reunion Gold (TSXV: RGD) has reached a key agreement with the government of Guyana, ensuring stable fiscal and operating conditions for its Oko West gold project’s lifespan…
EMP Metals throws switch of first Koch DLE pilot plant in Canada
EMP Metals (CSE: EMPS; US-OTC: EMPPF) has begun commissioning its direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot plant in Estevan, Sask. at its Viewfield brine project. The project is expected to produce…
BHP says first stage of Jansen potash mine almost halfway complete
BHP (NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) says the first phase of its massive potash mine in Saskatchewan, is ahead of schedule and near the halfway point of completion at 44%. Located…
Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project moves closer to final permitting
Ioneer’s (NASDAQ: IONR; ASX: INR) Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada is a step closer to shovel-ready after the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on April 15 issued…
Solaris Resources inks fresh deal with Ecuador communities
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; US-OTC: SLSSF) has reached an updated agreement with local communities covering benefits and impacts related to its flagship Warintza copper project in southeast Ecuador. The improved deal, signed…
Federal budget backs Indigenous mine projects with $5B while hiking capital gains tax for investors
Canada’s new federal budget contained several measures impacting the mining industry including loan guarantees for Indigenous projects, increases in the capital gains tax and credits from mines to manufacturing for…
Porphyry deposits hold winning trifecta of copper, gold and silver
Copper, gold and silver have been on a tear lately. Here’s the latest year to date performance for these three commodities: It’s this broad lift across different commodity classes (precious…
Western Copper and Gold raises $40M for Casino project in Yukon
Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN) is increasing a stock offering by 60% for its Casino copper-gold-molybdenum project in the Yukon. The bought deal increased to $40 million from…
Patriot Battery’s Corvette inches forward on permitting
Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT) has received the guidance it needs to prepare a key document needed for permitting its Corvette lithium project in Quebec. On Tuesday afternoon,…
McEwen Mining adds to Nevada holdings with Timberline Resources buy
Shares in Timberline Resources (TSXV: TBR; US-OTC: TLRS) jumped 130% to an intra-day high of 15¢ apiece Tuesday after McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) agreed to acquire the Nevada-focused…