Japan adds uranium to list of critical minerals
Japan has added uranium to its list of critical minerals in an effort to reduce its dependence on foreign sources of the nuclear element, particularly Russia, and to support domestic…
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Alamos Gold fell victim to cyberattack last year – report
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) fell victim to a cyberattack last year that saw confidential corporate data get disclosed to the public, according to an exclusive scoop by Toronto-based…
Patriot Battery Metals falls on Toronto debut
Shares in Canada’s Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT) were falling 5% on its debut in the major leagues of the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday, a day after…
South32 hits IGO with $107M royalty lawsuit
South32 (ASX: S32) is taking battery metals producer IGO (ASX: IGO) to court over royalty payments worth A$122.1 million ($107 million) it claims to be owed, which are related to the Tropicana gold…
VRIC: Gold set to gain as shine comes off US dollar
Escalating U.S. debt and a global move away from the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency presents opportunity for gold and a complex landscape for mining, a recent industry…
NiCAN shares soar on high-grade nickel results at Wine project in Manitoba
Shares in Manitoba-focused NiCAN (TSXV: NICN) surged 266.6% Wednesday on new assay results showing its longest zone of nickel-equivalent mineralization to date at its Wine property in west-central Manitoba. Diamond…
Northern Graphite shares up on news of battery materials group launch
Shares in Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) rose 25% Wednesday after it announced the launch of its NGC Battery Materials Group to lead its mine-to-battery strategy, which would make…
B2Gold speeds towards Q3 resource at Antelope, near Otjikoto mine in Namibia
B2Gold (TSX: BTO, NYSE-AM: BTG) says drill results released today confirm the potential to expand production at its Otjikoto mine in Namibia. The results were from drilling conducted last year…
Top producers push for silver’s inclusion as a critical mineral in Canada and US
CEOs of 19 mining companies suggest a misconception about availability is why silver is not on Canada’s critical mineral list.
Barrick to spend US$136M on closure of failed Pascua-Lama project
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) plans to spend US$136 million to definitively close its failed Pascua-Lama gold-silver project, straddling the border with Argentina. Its subsidiary, Compañía Minera Nevada, has submitted…
Sigma Lithium project in Brazil just got 27% bigger
Canada’s Sigma Lithium (TSX-V: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) said on Wednesday its flagship Grota do Cirilo project in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais contains more resources that previously thought, which…
Lithium market transition comes with delays, layoffs and M&As — Wood Mac
The lithium market is being shaken-up by a sharp, sustained slump in prices and a demand slowdown, which has disrupted projects and forced miners to cut production and look for…