Global silver demand posts record high of 1.2B oz in 2022
All major silver demand categories achieved record highs in 2022, pushing total demand to a new high of 1.2 billion oz. last year, according to the Silver Institute. In its…
Canada
Lithium exploration in Canada – in charts
With last year’s record lithium prices spurring a boom in exploration for the energy metal that has persisted even as prices have retreated, The Northern Miner was curious where in…
Probe’s assays hike resource outlook at Novador gold project in Quebec
Probe Gold (TSXV: PRB) has reported scores of assays from its Pascalis deposit signalling a potential resource increase this year at the Novador gold project near Val d’Or, Que. More…
Vital Metals’ plans for rare earth production stall
Vital Metals (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF), the only rare earths producer in Canada, is pressing pause on construction of its half-finished Saskatoon processing facility after determining that its plans to…
Glencore opens door to better bid in letter to Teck Class B shareholders
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) raised on Wednesday the prospect of improving its US$23.1 billion takeover bid for Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), provided that shareholders reject the Canadian miner’s plan to…
Tearlach confirms Gabriel lithium discovery in Nevada
The first rush assay results from Tearlach Resources’ (TSXV: TEA) initial drilling program on the Gabriel lithium project in Nevada have confirmed a discovery last year by Blackrock Silver (TSXV:…
Lumina’s Cangrejos ranks as 26th-largest global gold asset, according to new PFS
A new prefeasibility study on Lumina Gold’s (TSXV: LUM, US-OTC: LMGDF) Cangrejos gold-copper project in El Oro province, southwest Ecuador, substantially improves the large but low-grade project’s economics. The study,…
Billionaire Robert Friedland urges Canada to protect Teck from ‘foreign predators’
He warned Canada should not take lightly Glencore’s attempted takeover of Teck, which has a track record of supporting local juniors.
Sayona feasibility for NAL lithium mine confirms $2B value
Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) has released a definitive feasibility study for its 75%-owned North American lithium (NAL) mine in Quebec, a month after restarting commercial production of spodumene concentrate at…
Namibia-focused Osino cuts best gold hit yet
Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) has reported the best gold drill intercept in the company’s history at its Ondundu project in Namibia. Hole ONRC23-017 returned 109 metres grading 2.3…
F3 Uranium shares rise on high-grade results from Patterson Lake North
F3 Uranium (TSV: FUU) has released strong initial assay results on Monday from winter drilling at its 100% owned Patterson Lake North (PLN) property in northern Saskatchewan. This 20-hole program…
Sayona boosts Moblan lithium resource
New producer Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA; US-OTC: SYAXF) has posted a resource update for its 60% Moblan lithium project, including an initial resource for the South dyke discovery, highlighting the…