PDAC: Ontario shifts metals strategy to defence as EVs stall, mining minister says
Ontario is pivoting from battery plant construction in its critical minerals strategy while it adds high-grade iron ore and aluminum to its list of important…
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US Antimony says Ontario project holds tungsten resource worth $4.6B
United States Antimony (NYSE-A: UAMY) said a new resource for its Fostung tungsten project in Ontario shows the deposit holds raw metals that would be…
Zimbabwe export ban a temporary dent on lithium supply, says Fitch’s BMI
While Zimbabwe’s ban on raw materials exports is expected to tighten the global lithium market, its impact would not be as prolonged or profound as…
Opinion: At PDAC, Canada is on the clock
At this year’s annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto, there is more on the line than usual. For the first time…
Taseko’s Florence mine delivers first new US copper in 17 years
Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB) has harvested copper cathodes from its Florence operation in Arizona, marking the first new red metal production from…
Blue Moon buys former Utah gallium-germanium mine from Teck Resources
Blue Moon Metals (TSX-V: MOON; Nasdaq: BMM) has acquired a former gallium-germanium mine in Utah from a unit of Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK),…
US GoldMining soars on Whistler project economics
US GoldMining (Nasdaq: USGO) jumped by almost a quarter on Monday after the company released an encouraging initial economic assessment for its main project, Whistler…
PDAC Podcast Day 2: US Dept of Energy’s Robertson, UK Deputy High Commissioner Prodger and more…
This episode marks the Northern Miner Podcast’s second day of coverage from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Host Adrian…
Hudbay buys Arizona Sonoran for $1.48B
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) said on Monday it will acquire Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU; US-OTC: ASCUF) in an all-share deal valued at about $1.48…
PDAC: Ring of Fire roads due by 2030, Ford says
Ontario plans to start building all-season roads to the hyped Ring of Fire critical metals hotspot in June for a late 2030 opening target, though…
PDAC: Ex-Resolute CEO chills out in Arctic after Mali nightmare
When Terry Holohan was confined for 13 days in Mali by junta officials seeking millions from the company he led, Resolute Mining (ASX, LSE: RSG),…
PDAC: Ecuador vows faster mine permits under new law
Ecuador‘s new mining law revamps environmental permitting, creates protected mineral zones with security forces and reshapes how royalties flow to local governments as Quito tries…