Gold juniors Trillium and Pacton to combine forces in Red Lake
A merger of Trillium Gold (TSXV: TGM; US-OTC: TGLDF) and Pacton Gold (TSXV: PAC; US-OTC: PACXF) will create an explorer with over 15 projects spanning 1,260 sq. km in the…
Canada
Activists accuse Azimut of ‘squatting’ on Quebec lithium lands
Two activist shareholders with ‘substantial’ holdings in Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM) have accused the junior of “squatting” on some of Quebec’s most prospective lithium lands. Coloured Ties Capital (TSXV: TIE)…
Newmont to study direct air carbon capture in its tailings
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) has partnered with the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to study a new approach for direct air sequestering of carbon in mine tailings. The…
High-tech capital takes a bet on mining innovators
In its quest for bonanza returns, high-tech capital is willing to take a bet on mining, an industry not noted for producing steady returns and challenged by its comparatively small…
Canada Nickel reports high nickel recoveries at Reid project
Canada Nickel’s (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) first metallurgical test at Reid, an ultramafic nickel project near its flagship Crawford nickel sulphide project in Ontario, returned a head grade of 0.35%…
Indigenous ownership models gain steam alongside critical minerals rush
As this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention returned to its March slot in Toronto, welcoming nearly 24,000 attendees, the buzz was undoubtedly around critical and battery metals. …
Australian Burgundy buys Canada’s largest diamond operation, Arctic Canadian
Burgundy Diamond Mines (ASX: BDM) is buying debt-burdened Arctic Canadian, owner of Canada’s largest gem workings, the Ekati mine, to become one of the world’s biggest diamond operations. The purchase…
Volkswagen chooses Ontario for first battery plant outside Europe
Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker, announced Monday its plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant in St. Thomas, Ont.The facility will be established by Volkswagen’s battery maker…
New Found Gold soars on new drill results from Iceberg discovery
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG, NYSE-AM: NFGC) has added vertical dimension to the new Iceberg discovery at its 100%-owned Queensway project in Newfoundland with a high-grade intercept of 49.7 grams…
Electra produces lithium from battery recycling trial
Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM) says it has successfully recovered lithium in black mass recycling trials conducted at its refinery north of Toronto. Electra launched its black mass…
Silicon Valley Bank failure knocked NYSE lower last week
Stocks fell Mar. 6-10 as investors shifted from concerns over inflation to the outlook for the economy after regulators shut California-based Silicon Valley Bank following losses that prevented it from…
TSXV retreats during March 6-10 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 31.49 points or 4.9% over the Mar. 6-10 trading session, ending at 611.49. Artemis Gold was the week’s top value gainer, adding 48¢…