Ecuador reopens mining registry after seven-year freeze
Ecuador has reopened its mining concessions registry for the first time since January 2018, aiming to attract investment, streamline licensing and crack down on illegal…
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Augusta offered $50M loan to build Nevada gold mine
Augusta Gold (TSX: G; US-OTC: AUGG) has received a letter from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) expressing its interest in providing up…
Vale gets initial license for Bacaba copper project
Vale (NYSE: VALE) says authorities have granted a preliminary environmental licence for its Bacaba copper project in Brazil. The miner expects to invest about $290…
Sprott to buy $200M of uranium for special fund
Asset manager Sprott (TSX, NYSE: SII) said it plans to buy about US$200.1 million ($270 million) worth of physical uranium for its dedicated fund after…
Barrick to appeal Mali court’s administrator
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) plans to appeal a Malian court decision appointing Soumana Makadji, a former health minister, as the provisional administrator of…
Two Ring of Fire First Nations oppose Ontario law
Two northern Ontario First Nations who have infrastructure agreements with the province related to the Ring of Fire have come out against the government’s new…
Critical Metals in line for $120M US loan for Greenland rare earth project
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) says it’s been tapped for a U.S. government loan worth up to $120 million to fund the company’s Tanbreez rare earth…
Sea floor developer TMC lands $85M from Korea Zinc
Canada’s The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) said on Monday that South Korean refiner Korea Zinc will invest $85.2 million (C$116 million) in the company, a…
Ontario nuclear plan could boost uranium mining
Ontario is preparing to expand its nuclear energy capacity to meet rising electricity demand, a move that could support uranium consumption and create opportunities for…
China takes strides in rubidium extraction
China has achieved a technological breakthrough in the production of rubidium, the South China Morning Post has reported, as Beijing looks to expand its dominance…
MinRes, Ganfeng pump cash into lithium JV
Australia’s Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) is expected to inject A$150 million (US$98 million) into its troubled Mount Marion lithium operation as it battles a prolonged…
Video: Exploits Discovery leaps from zero to 680,000 oz gold in Ontario and Quebec
It took about one month for Exploits Discovery (CSE: NFLD; US-OTC: NFLDF) to transform itself from a zero-ounce minnow to holding about 680,000 oz. of…