Riley Gold rises on $20M earn-in with Kinross for Nevada project
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has signed an option to earn up to a 75% interest in Riley Gold‘s (TSXV: RLYG; US-OTC: RLYGF) Pipeline West/Clipper (PWC) project in Nevada….
United States
Lithium Americas gets record US$2.2B loan for Thacker Pass
The mine, which will supply General Motors, is a key part of US President Biden’s efforts to reduce dependence on Chinese lithium.
US bill supporting seafloor mining lifts The Metals Company
The Responsible Use of Seafloor Resources Act was introduced on Tuesday.
Li-Cycle shares jump on US$75M Glencore investment
Lithium-ion battery resource recovery company Li-Cycle (NYSE: LICY) announced Tuesday it raised US$75 million through a senior note financing with an affiliate of Swiss commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN). Glencore…
US, Canada and Indigenous collaboration takes aim at BC coal mine pollution
The United States and Canada announced Monday they have agreed to cooperate to reduce and mitigate the impacts of water pollution from coal mines originating in British Columbia’s Elk-Kootenay watershed….
Exclusive: Barrick CEO Bristow drives another U-turn in a remote land
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), the second-biggest gold miner by market value, this month poured its first gold in Papua New Guinea in nearly four years as CEO Mark…
JV Article: EnCore Energy joins the uranium producers’ club
In November, enCore Energy (TSXV: EU; NASDAQ: EU) became the newest uranium producer in the United States and the first in Texas in more than 10 years at its Rosita…
Lithium prices and equities to rise from bottom by July, Canaccord Genuity says
Prices for lithium and the stocks of companies trying to mine it are poised to rebound by July although they’re unlikely to resume the boom times of two years ago,…
Taseko targets 2025 for first copper output at Florence
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB) expects first production from its fully permitted Florence copper project in Arizona in the fourth quarter of 2025. The company said it’s moving forward…
From competitor to partner, AI joins forces with the explorers
If you’re a long-term reader of mine, you’ll know I’ve framed tech in a rather skeptical light. Perhaps unfairly. But when it comes to liquidity in the financial system, there’s…
PDAC: Faster permitting key to advancing critical mineral projects, panel warns
Governments must help cut permitting and production timelines if Canada is to produce enough minerals to reach net zero goals by 2050, says the CEO of Ring of Fire project…
Exclusive: Record gold price a product of global risks, Barrick CEO Bristow says
The price of gold hit new records this week as concerns mounted about slowing growth in China, Europe and the United States even as stock markets rebounded and bond yields…