GMS: Rare earth elements market under the spotlight
Demand for rare earths is projected to increase as much as ten times between 2030 and 2040, and many countries have designated them as critical and strategic minerals, according to…
Canada
GMS: Making mining ‘cool’ to attract new talent
If you ask Rob McEwen, chairman and chief owner of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX), what needs to happen for the industry to attract young people and present a career in…
Rio Tinto now the sole owner of the Diavik diamond mine
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is now the sole owner of the iconic Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories after buying the 40% share held by Dominion Diamond…
Edumine: Understanding the mining industry
The dawn of a new commodity boom is on the horizon. Base metal prices are rallying and miners are on a global quest for metals to fuel the shift into…
Newcrest’s growth strategy is Americas focused, not just in Canada
Australia-based Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM; TSX: NCM; PNGX: NCM) is building critical mass in Canada with the second significant acquisition announced as the mining major sets its sights on organic…
Wolfden boosts resources at Pickett Mtn base metals project in Maine
Wolfden Resources (TSXV:WLF) has released new resource numbers for its Pickett Mountain base metal project in Penobscot Cty., Maine. Both indicated and inferred resources have been significantly increased by 22%…
Flooding disrupts Teck logistics
Canada’s largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A; TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), says the unprecedented rain and flooding in British Columbia has disrupted the supply chain between west coast terminals…
NorthWest Copper extends Kwanika high-grade zone
NorthWest Copper (TSXV: NWST; US-OTC: NWCCF) has released the latest results from five drill holes into the high-grade copper-gold porphyry deposit of the Kwanika project, further extending the high-grade core….
ScoZinc reports prefeasibility study for Scotia mine
ScoZinc Mining (TSXV: SZM) has released a prefeasibility study for its Scotia zinc-lead mine at Gays River, Nova Scotia. Using an 8% discount rate, the prefeasibility study gives the project…
Fission Uranium advances PLS feasibility study
With the recent completion by Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FUCCF) of a 72-hole geotechnical summer program at the flagship Patterson Lake South (PLS) project in Saskatchewan, on schedule and…
Whitehorse Gold advances Skukum project in the Yukon
Yukon-focused explorer Whitehorse Gold (TSXV: WHG) is making steady progress assessing a development path for its high-grade district-scale Skukum property in an advanced, brownfield camp, 88 km south of Whitehorse….
JV: Trailbreaker Resources is finding gold in Canada’s last frontier
Canadian explorer Trailbreaker Resources (TSXV: TBK, US-OTC: APRAF) is focused on discovering gold in underexplored regions of North America. The company holds a portfolio of four gold properties throughout British Columbia and…