US awards $162M to turn mining waste into critical minerals
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine projects for $162 million (C$225 million) in potential funding to recover critical minerals from mine…
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$10B Canada power deal seen boosting Labrador mining
Canada, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador signed a $10 billion (US$7.2 billion) non-binding agreement to expand the Churchill Falls generating station, nearly tripling its current…
Arizona Eagle buys three-past producing silver mines
Arizona Eagle Mining (TSXV: AZEM; US-OTC: AZEMF) said it’s acquired about 251,000 sq. metres of land hosting three past-producing high-grade silver mines in Yavapai County,…
Equinox Gold gains key federal permit for South Railroad, kicks off early works
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) is starting early works construction at its South Railroad project in Nevada after it completed an important stage of federal…
OceanaGold expands with $553M Ausgold buy
Canadian gold and copper producer OceanaGold (TSX, NYSE: OGC) is buying Australia’s Ausgold (ASX: AUC) for A$776 million (almost US$553 million), giving the miner its…
YMP Scholarship Fund grows to $300,000
The Young Mining Professional’s Scholarship Fund has increased by a third to $300,000 (US$215,000) from last year as the industry’s leading companies reward strong students…
AngloGold Ashanti in $58.5M deal to double Thesis stake
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) is investing $58.5 million (US$42 million) to double its stake in Thesis Gold & Silver (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) and help…
Korea taps Glencore for copper with $1B loan deal
South Korea’s export credit agency will lend $1 billion to Glencore (LSE: GLEN) in exchange for copper supplies to Korean companies, securing access to a…
American Rare Earths, Novex to boost US output
American Rare Earths (ASX: ARR) and metallurgy firm Novex plan to develop U.S. rare earth metal production using feedstock from the Halleck Creek project in…
Site visit: Can Honey Badger finally crack Prairie Creek?
NEAR NAHANNI NATIONAL PARK, N.W.T. – The Prairie Creek site, nestled in a peaceful mountain valley in the Northwest Territories, is the project that won’t…
CEO chat: Faraday sees 18B-lb Arizona copper district
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) expects confirmation drilling at BHP’s (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) former San Manuel mine to support a combined Arizona resource…
Venezuela targets $4.4B London gold stash
Venezuela’s government and opposition have agreed to jointly pursue the return of about 31 tonnes of gold held at the Bank of England in a…