Rio Tinto in $737M decarbonization and critical minerals production push
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is investing up to $515 million over the next eight years to decarbonize its Fer et Titane (RTFT) operations in Sorel-Tracy, Que….
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Cameco and Brookfield Renewable agree to US$7.9B Westinghouse nuclear services buy
Canada’s largest uranium producer Cameco (TSX: CCO) has announced a significant expansion into the nuclear services sector after agreeing to buy U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric with Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP)…
US markets rise over Oct 3-7 session
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 571.28 points or 1.99% to 29,296.79 and the S&P 500 gained 55.04 points or 1.51% over the Oct. 3-7 trading week to finish at 3,639.66. Vale added US$1.10 to…
TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays for the week of Sept 30-Oct 7
Our TNM Drill Down feature highlights the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…
Site visit: Revival Gold closes in on prefeasibility for historic Beartrack-Arnett project in Idaho
When Revival Gold (TSXV: RVG) was founded in 2017 around a property consolidation of the Beartrack-Arnett gold project — a land position that was originally held by the first governor…
USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA are teaming up to map portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah for critical mineral potential. The US$16-million, five-year, government-funded…
Site visit: Bunker Hill Mining on a fast track to generating cash flow by Q3/23
The legacy Bunker Hill zinc-lead-silver mine in Shoshone County, Idaho, is set for a near-term revival with proponent Bunker Hill Mining (CSE: BNKR; US-OTC: BHLL) on track to deliver cash…
Pebble mine stakeholders up pressure as EPA’s final decision nears on Alaska project
Opponents and supporters of Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) long-stalled Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska are stepping up pressure on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make…
GMS: Aurora Hydrogen aims for low-cost distributed hydrogen market gap, says Dr. Erin Bobicki
Canada is a global hydrogen leader, yet there is ample potential to reduce, or even eliminate, the lightest element’s carbon emissions-heavy current production methods, says Dr. Erin Bobicki, a minerals…
GMS: Sense of purpose a key solution to industry doldrums, says Hemingway
Educational data from the last several years reveals that young people in Canada are choosing careers other than mining. Forecasts from the industry show that demand for mining-related labour will…
Arizona Sonoran Copper at an inflection point with new Cactus resource estimate
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU) has published a maiden resource estimate for Arizona’s Parks-Salyer (P/S) porphyry copper deposit, immediately southwest of the flagship Cactus project. The P/S resource is on…
Equinox Partners takes a stand against mining’s nonaligned directors
When Equinox Partners Investment Management adopted a strict voting policy against industry directors who have served for two or more years but have invested less than two years of director’s…