January 24, 2025
Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) aims to add up to 8 million tonnes in shallow and deep resources to the Cerro Las Minitas project in Durango, Mexico, VP of exploration Robert MacDonald says. The goal is to boost the $388 million capex project’s resourc … Read More
January 24, 2025
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday outlined a three-part plan to counter proposed United States tariffs on Canadian imports during remarks at the AME Roundup conference in Vancouver. Eby says the province will support federal ‘everything’s-on-the-t … Read More
January 24, 2025
Amarc Resources (TSXV: AHR) (OTCQB: AXREF) says its new high-grade copper-gold discovery marks the beginning of a new “exploration success story” within the prolific Toodoggone-Kemess porphyry disctrict of central British Columbia. Speak during a presentation … Read More
January 24, 2025
Soaring demand for electric vehicles and power plants should support copper prices over the coming decades as supply constraints continue to plague the industry, Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) says. Copper demand for new energy applications i … Read More
January 24, 2025
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM) has moved one step closer to its planned takeover of O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII). Toronto-based Agnico, the second-largest gold miner by stock market value, has acquired 94.1% of O3’s outstanding common shares via an all-cash takeover … Read More
January 24, 2025
NEO Battery Materials (TSXV: NBM) says it will build what would be Canada’s first advanced silicon anode manufacturing facility in Windsor, Ontario, pledging to invest up to C$120 million and create over a hundred jobs in a key automotive hub. For the facility … Read More
January 23, 2025
Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) reported earlier this week its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results from its five operating mines abroad. In calendar 2024, Fortuna produced 369,637 oz. of gold plus 3.7 million oz. of silver, for a record gold-equival … Read More
January 23, 2025
PurePoint Uranium (TSXV: PTU) is cutting exploration costs in northern Saskatchewan’s uranium-rich Athabasca Basin through joint ventures with major players, CEO Chris Frostad says. These include Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), France’s Orano Mining and IsoEnerg … Read More
January 23, 2025
Vale (NYSE: VALE) subsidiary Vale Base Metals announced Thursday it has launched a strategic review to explore and evaluate alternatives that include the potential sale of its mining and exploration assets in Thompson, Manitoba. The Thompson review is part o … Read More
January 23, 2025
Ontario-based recycling company Cyclic Materials, which aims to create a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) announced Thursday a $2 million investment from InMotion Ventures, the investment arm of Jaguar Land Rover, lifting the company’s Seri … Read More
January 23, 2025
Stardust Power (NASDAQ: SDST), an American developer of battery-grade lithium products, officially broke ground this week on its $1.2 billion refinery at the Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The ceremony was held on Jan. 22, with senior officia … Read More
January 23, 2025
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) says it has advanced the commissioning of grinding circuit at its Blackwater mine in central British Columbia, and milling of first ore commenced this week.This means the company is on target for its first gold pour later this month. … Read More
January 23, 2025
Belo Sun Mining (TSX: BSX) soared on Thursday after the Brazil-focused gold developer won a federal court ruling that is deemed positive for the permitting process of its flagship Volta Grande project. The ruling by the Federal Court of Appeals in Brasília (TR … Read More
January 23, 2025
Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR) shares jumped on Thursday following the announcement of record fourth-quarter and full-year gold production results from its principal operating asset, the Florida Canyon mine in Nevada. Integra reported a total production of 72,2 … Read More
January 23, 2025
German non-profit Urgewald, in collaboration with ten partner organizations, launched on Thursday the first-ever Metallurgical Coal Exit List (MCEL), which identifies the main companies driving hundreds of new metallurgical coal projects and expansions, in an … Read More
January 22, 2025
Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE) is on track to commission a new hard rock plant later this year at its operating Bomboré mine in Burkina Faso that will boost production to more than 170,000 oz. gold per year, the company said Wednesday. Last year the open-pit mine pro … Read More
January 22, 2025
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has kicked off commercial production of neodymium-praseodymium metal at its Independence facility in Texas along with trial production of neodymium-iron-boron magnets, the company announced Wednesday. The facility in Fort Worth will use … Read More
January 22, 2025
Critical metals, uranium and gold will shine this year driven by accelerating deglobalization and energy security demands, Sprott said in a special report Monday. Broader trade conflicts affecting allies and adversaries alike could reduce business investment a … Read More
January 22, 2025
Amaroq Minerals (AIM, TSXV: AMRQ) has expanded its presence in southern Greenland following the award of a new licence that takes its total landholding to 6,800 km². The Johan Dahl land licence covers 666.5 km² of the South Greenland copper belt, a region that … Read More
January 22, 2025
Savannah Resources (AIM: SAV), the British company behind the Barroso lithium project in Portugal, said on Wednesday that the latest exploration results point to a larger deposit than the previously estimated 28 million tonnes of high-grade lithium. According … Read More
January 22, 2025
Gold soared to its highest intraday level in nearly three months on Wednesday, as the lack of clarity around US President Donald Trump’s policy plans sparked fears of market volatility, boosting the appeal of safe havens. By 11:05 a.m. ET, spot gold had risen … Read More
January 22, 2025
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) said on Wednesday it is very optimistic about US President Donald Trump granting it the final permits for its long-delayed Resolution copper project in Arizona. The mining giant has faced a 12-year permitting battle to develop t … Read More
January 22, 2025
Ballooning US deficits and a dearth of opportunities to mine gold in geopolitically stable jurisdictions are two major reasons to be bullish on the metal, an annual investor forum in Vancouver heard. “At some point there will be a US dollar crisis. It’s going … Read More
January 21, 2025
Copper prices in New York surged surged above international benchmarks at the start of 2025 as traders ramped up bets that US President Donald Trump would impose hefty import tariffs on the metal, escalating his global trade war. MINING.COM Editor at Large, Fr … Read More
January 21, 2025
The Tłı̨chǫ Government (TG) based out of Canada’s Northwest Territories and Australian miner Fortescue (ASX: FMG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) Roundup conference in Vancouver on Monday. The MOU out … Read More
January 21, 2025
Chile’s national development agency, Corfo, unveiled on Tuesday an initiative to promote the extraction of strategic minerals, including cobalt and rare earth elements, from mining waste. With an investment of $3 million to $4 million per project over a three … Read More
January 21, 2025
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG) has announced a significant increase in gold resource for the Blackjack deposit in Yukon, including its first in the indicated category, amounting to 1.29 million oz. at a gold grade of 1.01 grams per tonne (from nearly 40 million tonnes … Read More
January 21, 2025
Australian uranium developer Deep Yellow (ASX: DYL) says it will defer its final investment decision on its Tumas project in Namibia after experiencing delays in receiving final costing and quotes for detailed engineering work. The decision, now expected in Ma … Read More
January 21, 2025
Saudi Arabian mining fund Manara Minerals is set to buy a 10%-20% in the Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan for proceeds of about $500 million to $1 billion, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Manara Minerals would buy the equity stake from the … Read More
January 21, 2025
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B)(NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, plans to invest up to $3.9 billion over the next four years to increase its copper production to about 800,000 tonnes annually by the end of the decade. The company seems to … Read More
January 20, 2025
Metso has signed an agreement with Minerals Development Oman (MDO) to supply key process equipment for its copper concentrator plant at the Mazoon copper project located in Yanqul, near Sohar Industrial City. The value of its equipment package is approximately … Read More
January 20, 2025
Vital Metals (ASX: VML) says resource definition drilling has boosted its confidence in the early-stage Nechalacho rare earths project, one of the world’s largest. The company reported a 56% increase in tonnes in the Tardiff deposit’s measured and indicated ca … Read More
January 20, 2025
Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD) (TSX: ABX) is reportedly seeking to divest its 50% stake in the Zaldivar copper mine in Chile, as the miner shifts its focus towards larger and more lucrative operations. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Monday that … Read More
January 20, 2025
Resource Resolutions (RR), a new venture aimed at reducing growing societal and geopolitical divisions around natural resources, has announced a global advisory council comprised of eminent figures from industry, international diplomacy and academia to guide i … Read More
January 20, 2025
American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD) has updated the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its 100%-owned Palmer volcanogenic massive sulphide project located in southeast Alaska, showing a sizeable increase in contained copper over the previous estimate from Jun … Read More
January 20, 2025
Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD) (TSX: ABX) said on Monday its 50%-owned Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan is projected to generate approximately $74 billion in free cash flow over the next 37 years, based on consensus long-term prices. Speaking to local m … Read More
January 19, 2025
Australian space exploration company Fleet Space Technologies and smart solutions provider and Tahreez announced Monday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining a partnership with Saudi Arabian Mining Company Ma’aden. The agreement aims pro … Read More
January 18, 2025
Amarc Resources (TSXV: AHR) nearly doubled its share price Friday following its announcement of a high-grade discovery at the district-scale JOY copper-gold property located in north-central British Columbia. The discovery resulted from initial drilling of the … Read More
January 18, 2025
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAAC) shareholders have approved the company’s plan to redomicile to Switzerland from Canada, seeking to retain a Chinese investor in the face of Ottawa’s concerns over resource ownership. The move is expected to become effective Jan. 2 … Read More
January 17, 2025
A minority shareholder in O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) is urging Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) to sweeten its all-cash offer for the company, saying the current proposal significantly undervalues the owner of Quebec’s Marban Alliance project. Agnico, the … Read More
January 17, 2025
Gunnison Copper Corp. (TSX: GCU) (OTCQB: GCUMF) and Rio Tinto venture Nuton LLC have been selected to receive $13.9 million in tax credits under the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit Program to expand production from the Johnson Camp mine in Arizona. … Read More
January 17, 2025
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has cut its copper guidance by 3.5% at the midpoint, citing Zambian mine sequencing, while politics has kept Cobre Panama idle. The Toronto-headquartered company now expects production of 380,000–440,000 tonnes copper this year … Read More
January 17, 2025
The Los Ricos South project was launched in March 2019. Credit: GoGold Resources GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) has released the results of its feasibility study (FS) at the Los Ricos South (LRS) project in Jalisco, Mexico, showing an after-tax net present value … Read More
January 17, 2025
Chile’s Codelco and Saudi Arabia are engaged in early-stage discussions about potential joint investments in the copper sector, the state-owned miner’s chairman Maximo Pacheco said on Friday. The collaboration could also extend to lithium, as Saudi Arabia seek … Read More
January 16, 2025
Rio Tinto and Glencore have been discussing combining their businesses, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. The Australian mining giant and the Swiss commodities trader and miner have recently held “early-stage talks” about a dea … Read More
January 16, 2025
The Nampala mine is one of several projects Robex holds in Mali. Credit: Robex Resources Robex Resources (TSXV: RBX) released on Thursday an updated technical report for its Nampala gold mine in Mali, showing an increased mineral reserve count that would lead … Read More
January 16, 2025
Indonesia’s clout in the global nickel market rivals OPEC’s in oil. The Southeast Asian nation — an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands straddling the Indian and Pacific oceans — holds the largest nickel reserves on the planet. It’s the world’s largest nic … Read More
January 16, 2025
Standard Lithium (TSXV: SLI) announced on Thursday that it has closed a $225 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to to support the construction of Phase 1 of the South West Arkansas (SWA) lithium project. Since December, Standard Lithium has opera … Read More
January 16, 2025
SSR Mining (Nasdaq, TSX: SSRM; ASX: SSR) says an independent review of last year’s heap leach failure at the Çöpler gold mine in eastern Turkey has revealed a third-party engineered design flaw as the most likely cause of the incident. The heap leach failure o … Read More
January 16, 2025
Chinese copper and gold producer Zijin Mining Group has offered fellow Chinese miner Zangge Mining to buy a nearly 25% stake in the company for 13.7 billion yuan ($1.87 billion) The deal would grant Zijin controlling rights in Zangge, which operates in the mi … Read More
