Scientists study new copper source: algae
Researchers at Brock University near Niagara Falls, Ont. are investigating a new way of extracting copper from an unlikely source: algae bloom. The study, led…
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Site visit video: Skeena, Seabridge, Dolly Varden develop projects in B.C.’s Golden Triangle
The Golden Triangle in northwest British Columbia, known for its rich history of high-grade gold discoveries, is again at the forefront of major mining developments….
Chalice reduces board, costs amid nickel slump
Australia’s Chalice Mining (ASX: CHN) is the latest nickel player forced to cut costs amid a sharp decline in the metal’s price. Chalice announced a…
Gahcho Kué diamond mine life extended to 2031
A resource and reserve update from Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD) reveals the plant at the Gahcho Kué mine will be recovering stones into 2031, a…
Patriot Battery targets 400,000 tonnes per year at Quebec lithium project, PEA shows
Patriot Battery Metals (ASX: PMT; TSX: PMET) is targeting initial lithium production capacity of 400,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate at its flagship Shaakichiuwaanaan project, formerly…
Feds end Canada’s rail strike
Ottawa has stepped in to end a rare strike halting both of Canada’s major railways less than a day after it began. Labour Minister Steve…
Congo copper exports to US begin via Angola railway to Atlantic
A cargo of copper cathodes is headed to Baltimore after arriving by train at the port of Lobito in Angola on Monday.
Perseus sells Montage Gold stake for $61M
Perseus Mining (ASX, TSX: PRU) has divested its equity stake in Canada’s Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU) for $61.4 million to help finance an investment in…
Lucara finds world’s 2nd largest diamond ever mined
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC), has dug up a 2,492-carat diamond from its prolific Karowe mine in Botswana, the world’s second-largest stone ever mined by…
Podcast: ‘The gold price action is not a Western story’, ft Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie
In this week’s episode, Cam Currie, senior investment advisor at Canaccord Genuity and founder of Currie Metals and Mining Group, joins host Adrian Pocobelli to…
SQM profit falls 63%, sees more weak lithium prices
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-biggest lithium producer, reported a sharp 63% decline in quarterly profit on the back of slumping prices of the…
Brazil Potash plans IPO to fund US$2.5B Autazes project
The company has filed a preliminary prospectus for the offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.