Rio Tinto kicks off lithium production in the US
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has kicked off lithium production from waste rock at a plant located at a borates mine it controls in the state of…
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RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects
While nickel is mostly used for stainless steel, the base metal has begun to take centre stage in the production of batteries in electric vehicles, as it is expected that…
Mason PEA from Hudbay suggests potential to double copper output
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) Mason porphyry copper project in Nevada outlines a large-scale open pit operation that could become the third-largest copper…
Arizona Metals raising $15M to triple Kay Mine drilling to 75,000 metres
Toronto-based Arizona Metals (TSXV: AMC; US-OTC: AZMCF) has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, led by Stifel GMP and Clarus Securities, to raise $15 million. The funds…
Hudbay makes copper discovery near Rosemont in Arizona
When Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) acquired Augusta Resources in September 2014 the key objective was to advance its Rosemont copper project, which if put into production will be…
Piedmont Lithium completes US$122.5 million financing
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) has raised US$122.5 million in a public offering, issuing 1.75 million of its American Depository Receipts (ADS) with each ADS representing 100 of its ordinary…
Taseko Mines clears legal hurdles at Florence; advances copper projects
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) can move forward with its Florence copper in-situ project after the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled in its favour and rejected arguments…
Donlin assays extend higher trends for Barrick
Barrick (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD) has released results from the remaining 30% of the 2020 drilling program at the Donlin gold project in Alaska. Both the grade and thickness of the intercepts…
Piedmont Lithium closes US$122.5 million public offering
Piedmont Lithium (ASX: PLL) has closed a public offering worth US$122.5 million. The deal consists of 1.75 million American Depositary Shares (ADS), with each ADS representing 100 of the company’s ordinary…
Talon’s Tamarack could become the only high-grade nickel mine in the U.S., the company says
Within the next few years, Talon Metals’(TSX: TLO) Tamarack nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota, 210 km north of Minneapolis and 89 km west of Duluth, could be the only source of high-grade…
Liberty Gold reports oxide gold from Black Pine ahead of initial resource
With an initial resource estimate for its past-producing Black Pine project in Idaho expected in the second quarter, Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD) has released assay results for the final 35…
Equinox releases feasibility on expansion of “cornerstone” Castle Mountain
Gold producer Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has announced the results of a feasibility study on an expansion of its 12,700 tonne-per-day Castle Mountain heap leach mine in California…