VANCOUVER — Pure Energy Minerals (TSXV: PE) is testing a processing technology that could be a game changer for its Clayton Valley South lithium brine project, located beside Albemarle’s (NYSE: ALB)…
VANCOUVER —Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF) is buying the venerable Florida Canyon heap-leach gold mine in Pershing County, Nev., out of receivership after its previous owner, Jipangu of…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2.6%, or 17.6 points, to a 668.54-point close over the trading period. Spot gold hit a three-month low, falling 3.2%, or US$39.60, to US$1,212.38…
When it comes to financing companies in the mining sector, private equity firms typically call the shots. But in a deal announced on May 31, Orion Mine Finance appears to…
U.S. indexes gained ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen hinted at a possible interest rate hike in the coming months. The Dow Jones…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed towards one-year highs despite a drop in commodity prices, gaining 1%, or 6.46 points, to a 686.14-point close. Spot gold fell 1.9%, or US$24.35,…
After a 12-15% decline in rough diamond prices last year, 2016 has seen a stronger start to the year. Even so, Edward Sterck, Director of Equity Research, Metals and Mining…
Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) is temporarily shutting its largest potash mine amid weak fundamentals, after swinging into a loss in the first quarter. On May 9, the company posted an…
U.S. indexes continued in negative territory amid lower oil prices and a weak jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped nearly 0.2% to 17,740.63, while the S&P 500 Index…
In 2015, a total 427 students graduated with mining engineering degrees from U.S. mining schools, according to the SME Guide to Minerals and Materials Schools. The number includes undergraduate, masters…
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG) expects to be in production this year at its 40%-owned South Arturo gold project in Nevada, but is looking for investment opportunities beyond its project pipeline…
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) is acquiring claims in Mexico — 10 km from the company’s El Gallo mine in Sinaloa state — that it believes could extend the…
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