Video: Battery metal boom navigates new tech
How the blossoming markets for lithium, nickel and uranium are coping with new technology, politics and societal concerns led the debate at a panel discussion in Zurich this month. The…
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Nunavut nixes Agnico’s Meliadine gold mine expansion
Nunavut’s Impact Review Board has rejected Agnico Eagle Mines‘s (TSX:AEM; NYSE:AEM) application to expand the Meliadine gold mine near the northwest shore of Hudson Bay. The board said the proposal…
Patriot Battery Metals shares rise on new discovery at Corvette
Patriot Battery Metals’s (TSXV: PMET) new discovery of spodumene pegmatite on its Corvette lithium property in Quebec’s James Bay region suggests strong potential for project scale growth, the company and…
Adventus buys Beaty-backed Luminex for Ecuador focus
Canadian junior Adventus Mining (TSX-V: ADZN; US-OTC: ADVZF) is acquiring cohort Luminex Resources (TSX-V: LR; US-OTC: LUMIF) in an all-stock deal to focus on copper and gold development in Ecuador….
Uranium sector ‘scrambling’ to fill supply gap
The price of uranium will hit triple-digits for the first time since 2007 as nations weaning off oil and seeking energy security deplete nuclear fuel supplies, the world’s largest investment…
Li-FT Power aims at first Yellowknife lithium resource in 2024
Li-FT Power (TSXV: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF) plans to publish an initial resource by the third quarter next year for its Yellowknife hard rock lithium project in the Northwest Territories, CEO…
CanAlaska rides uranium wave, ups financing to $12M
In another sign of the uranium revival, junior explorer CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) has increased its fundraising plans to $12 million, up from the $7.5 million announced only yesterday. …
Azimut posts first resource for Patwon gold zone in Quebec
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) has released an initial resource for the Patwon gold zone at its Elmer property in Quebec totalling over 800,000 oz. contained gold. Indicated resources…
VIDEO: Where battery technology is going – and what it means for miners
Battery technology used in electric vehicles is quickly evolving, and the direction it goes will have implications for the mining sector. At the recent Precious Metals Summit Zurich + Energy…
Canada uncorks $1.5B critical minerals fund
The Canadian government is looking for critical mineral projects to back with a $1.5 billion fund. The Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund is organized to support clean energy and electrification projects…
TNM Drill Down: Amex Exploration reports the week’s top gold assays
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week (Nov. 10-17). Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data…
Ucore gets $4.3M federal grant for REE demo plant in Ontario
Ucore Rare Metals (TSXV: UCU; US-OTC: UURAF) has received a $4.3-million grant from the federal government to demonstrate its Rapid SX rare earth element (REE) separation technology capabilities. The plant…