Yukon starts probe into Eagle mine disaster
The Yukon government has launched an independent review to identify the causes of the heap leach accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in June, while an Indigenous group…
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Avalon PEA values Ontario lithium plant project at three times higher than costs
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Avalon Advanced Materials’ (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) Lake Superior Lithium processing plant in northern Ontario boasts a project with a net present value more…
Uranium market under pressure, but long-term outlook remains positive
The uranium market has faced some short-term pressure, with spot prices dropping below US$80 per lb. after hitting a peak of US$107 in February. Despite this drop, prices are still…
Teck restructures, promotes staff after coal exit
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) says its new company structure will revolve around two regional business units, North America and Latin America, as it shifts to produce…
Editorial: Mining-powered rockets vs dockets
As we look in the waning days of summer to the United States’ Southwest in this edition, it strikes us that there’s been a staggering number of days that only…
Latest permit for Hudbay project in Arizona paves way for major U.S. copper boost
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) now has in hand the second-last permit it needs to start construction at its 85,000-tonne-per year Copper World project in Arizona. The permit granted…
Northern Graphite boosts production 59% despite financial challenges
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF), the continent’s only graphite producer, reported a 59% increase in production from the first to second quarter this year at its Lac des Iles…
Betty Jean Hall: the lawyer who broke down barriers for women in mining
Betty Jean Hall, a pioneering lawyer who dedicated her life to advocating for women in the mining industry, passed away on Aug. 16, at the age of 78. Her work…
Ganfeng Lithium cuts spending as consumers ease off the pedal for EVs
China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s largest producers of the battery metal, says it will delay spending on projects that don’t generate “significant near-term returns” after reporting a first-half loss…
Cordoba Minerals bags Alacran permit approval in Colombia
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) has secured a construction permit for the Alacran copper-gold-silver project in Colombia with work set to start by the second quarter next year, assuming…
Video: Canada’s miners need to step up productivity, former Vale exec Naidoo says
Deshnee Naidoo, who until March led Vale’s energy transition metals business, says Canadian miners need to get more competitive and productive to unlock the country’s rich mineral reserves. “Canadian productivity…
Red Pine resource update bumps tonnage by 15 times for Wawa gold project in Ontario
An updated resource for Red Pine Exploration’s (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) Wawa project in northern Ontario boosts the total gold resources more than 15-fold over the previous 2019 estimate. Its…