Canada to impose new tariffs on China
Canada is to slap more tariffs on a range of imports from China early next year “to combat unfair Chinese trade practices,” the federal government said Monday in its 2024…
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London Symposium JV Video: Purepoint targets high-grade discoveries with Athabasca Basin partnerships
Purepoint Uranium (TSXV: PTU) plans an aggressive exploration strategy in the Athabasca Basin, host to the world’s highest-grade uranium deposits, an industry event heard in London. The company spent US$10…
Governments inject US$50M into Nouveau Monde Graphite for ore-to-battery plans
Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG; TSX.V: NOU) announced a US$50 million equity investment by the Canada Growth Fund (CGF) and the Quebec government – via its agent Investissement Québec –…
London Symposium Video: ESG needs realistic overhaul, O’Toole says
American voter backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles threatens Canada’s mining industry and its role in the continent’s emerging clean energy supply chain, the former head of the…
Miners navigate high risks, ransoms in West Africa
Mali’s military government is trying to arrest the CEO of the world’s second-largest gold company while the junta in Niger has tightened its stranglehold on a French state-owned uranium mine….
Sierra Metals shares jump on takeover offer from Peruvian firm
Alpayana SAC, a private Peruvian mining company, said Friday it would bypass Sierra Metals‘ (TSX: SMT) board and make a direct, all-cash offer of 85¢ per share to shareholders. The…
Canadian Critical Minerals confirms 10.4% in XXIX Metal Corp.
Canadian Critical Minerals (TSXV: CCMI; US-OTC: RIINF) now has a 10.4% stake in XXIX Metal Corp. (TSXV: XXIX), which controls two of the largest copper projects in Eastern Canada, CCMI confirmed…
Barrick to halt Mali operations if output remains blocked
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), the world’s second-largest gold miner, has issued a stark warning: it will suspend operations in Mali if shipments of gold remain blocked and disputes…
London Symposium Video: Quebec mining investment on the rise thanks to government support, panel hears
Quebec attracts substantial mining investment thanks to strong government support, a well-developed critical minerals strategy and innovative technologies, an industry panel heard this month in London. That enables companies like…
Court approves $105M borrowing to fund Yukon Eagle mine cleanup
A court has raised PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) borrowing limit to $105 million to fund the cleanup of Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine in Yukon as costs are said to range from $100…
Canada Nickel secures $20M investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has received a $20 million investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation, a Cree First Nation in northern Ontario. This is believed to be the first…
Americans fund Fireweed’s NWT tungsten project
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) on Friday secured millions in U.S. and Canadian critical minerals project funding. The U.S. Department of Defense invested about US$15.8 million (about $22.5 million)…