Belgium expands probe into zinc miner Nyrstar
Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has broadened a probe kicked off in September 2019 into zinc firm Nyrstar NV that is looking into possible ties between the company…
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Editorial: One Country, One System
When my colleagues and I at the Far Eastern Economic Review and other news organizations covered Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, many of us were…
Novagold under pressure after short seller report
Novagold Resources (TSX: NG; NYSE-AM: NG) said it’s preparing a full response to a scathing report from J Capital Research that accuses managers of the Vancouver-based explorer of “systematically” misleading…
EPA declines to evaluate Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project despite concerns
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) appears to be back on track towards obtaining final permits for its proposed massive copper-gold mine in Alaska after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Streaming company Nomad Royalty lists on TSX
Nomad Royalty, a new precious metals royalty and streaming company, will begin trading on the TSX on May 29, after completing a reverse takeover and acquiring the royalty portfolio of…
Silver One expands Candelaria in Nevada
Drilling at Silver One Resources’ (TSXV: SVE; US-OTC: SLVRF) Candelaria project in Nevada has expanded higher-grade mineralization between the past-producing Mount Diablo and Northern Belle pits at depth and confirmed…
Talon Metals closes private placement to advance Tamarack project in Minnesota
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF ) has raised $4 million in a non-brokered private placement of more than 40 million common shares at a price of 10¢ a share….
Northern Dynasty announces new plan at controversial Pebble project
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) has welcomed a change of plan for its Pebble project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, which would now include an all land-based transportation route to…
Gold price rises as pressure builds on US-China relations
Gold rebounded on Friday as concerns about the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic were compounded by fears of rising political tensions between China and the United States. Spot gold…
Cypress releases study on Clayton Valley lithium project in Nevada
With an initial US$493-million investment, Cypress Development‘s (TSXV: CYP) Clayton Valley lithium project could produce 27,400 tonnes lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) per year over a 40-year mine life, according to…
US uranium output shrinks 89% in 2019
U.S. domestic production of uranium concentrate plunged 89% to 174,000 lb. U3O8 last year, according to the latest annual report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This also represents…
McEwen Mining posts $99M loss on Gold Bar write-down
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) posted a net loss of US$99.2 million, or US25¢ per share, for the quarter ended March 31, primarily due to a US$83.8 million impairment…