Not all copper is created equal in a decarbonizing world
As we enter 2023, the transition toward clean energy is intensifying. In some areas of the globe, carbon neutral idealism is giving way to a panicked “War on Carbon” as…
Canada
Make metals with China not war, Friedland tells PDAC
Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chair of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN), says the West shouldn’t go to war over Taiwan because it needs investment from China to mine metals for the global…
TNM Drill Down: Rox Resources leads week’s top gold assays with Youanmi in Australia
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company…
The new Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit is a good start – but more support is needed
After 15 years funding Canadian exploration in more than 450 financings advancing billions of dollars to hundreds of issuers on behalf of thousands of clients, we at PearTree share the…
PDAC: Energy transition presents Canada with mining windfall, says McKinsey’s Hoffman
The shift to green energy will demand the use of all metals, not just critical in a multi-trillion dollar industrial transition, said McKinsey’s Ken Hoffman at PDAC in Toronto on…
JV Article: Canagold accelerates development of western Canada’s highest-grade gold deposit
Fortified with fresh leadership and financial backing, Canagold Resources (TSXV: CCM; US-OTC: CRCUF) is advancing its 100%-owned New Polaris flagship project in northwestern British Columbia with fresh high grade drill results…
Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations
Ontario has approved another small step on the long journey to build an all-season road to the Ring of Fire minerals area in the province’s far north. The province granted…
JV Article: Nine Mile Metals advances projects with ‘five-star’ locations in Bathurst Mining Camp
Nine Mile Metals’ (CSE: NINE; US-OTC: VMSXF) flagship Nine Mile Brook critical minerals project in northern New Brunswick sits in the heart of the Bathurst Mining Camp, a circular area…
Iamgold picks former New Gold boss Adams as new CEO
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has appointed Renaud Adams as its new president and chief executive officer, effective Apr. 3. Adams replaces board chair Maryse Belanger, who was acting as…
BC residents handed nearly $1M in fines for role in gold mining Ponzi scheme
The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has handed out nearly $1 million in penalties to three local residents for their involvement in what it calls “an elaborate fraud” that promised investors…
PDAC 2023 kicks off amid critical minerals scramble
This year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention officially began on Sunday morning, following a year that has seen the mining sector attract a new level of attention from…
New Tesla motor technology could disrupt rare earths industry
Rare earth element companies may face pressure after Tesla unveiled plans this week to develop car motors without key critical minerals. In North America, California-focused MP Materials (NYSE: MP) and…