US struggles to secure lithium for strategic stockpile
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency has pushed back for a second time the deadline for suppliers to bid on a contract to provide battery-grade lithium…
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Rule Symposium Video: Peru explorers face a permit premium, says Mazumdar
Investors should favour Peru explorers that already hold drill permits because approvals can stall strong copper and gold prospects for years, Exploration Insights newsletter editor…
Quebec puts Troilus on permit fast track
Quebec has selected Troilus Mining’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake gold-copper project for a new service aimed at cutting mine permitting delays. Quebec launched Filon…
Spanish Mountain logs high-grade gold results in BC
New drilling by Spanish Mountain Gold (TSXV: SPA) at its namesake project in British Columbia paves the way for an expansion of the property’s gold…
Sundance Resources awarded $616M after Cameroon’s ‘unlawful’ iron ore project grab
Sundance Resources has won a $616-million (C$870-million) arbitration award after an International Chamber of Commerce tribunal found Cameroon breached its legal obligations over the Mbalam-Nabeba…
Implats halts South Africa’s largest platinum mine after six deaths spur safety concerns
Impala Platinum (JSE: IMP) has suspended mining for four days at its Rustenburg complex in South Africa after six recent worker deaths prompted a comprehensive…
NextSource eyes longer Madagascar graphite mine life, higher costs
An updated feasibility study for NextSource Materials’ (TSX: NEXT) Molo graphite mine in southern Madagascar outlines lower returns and higher costs for the same output,…
AI model values Awalé’s Odienné at $2.25B
Analytics firm Stormlands Mining has modelled Awalé Resources’ Odienné gold-copper project in Côte d’Ivoire at a $2.25-billion (C$317.7 billion) net present value after applying a…
U.S. defence push hits China minerals snag: Reuters
President Donald Trump’s drive to eliminate Chinese critical minerals from U.S. defence supply chains by the start of 2027 is running up against the reality…
Algae research could double rare earth concentrations
Scientists at Southern Illinois University have found algae can more than double the concentration of rare earth elements, offering a potential alternative to chemical-intensive processing…
Rule Symposium Video: Revival weighs Beartrack-Arnette fast-track
Revival Gold’s (TSXV: RVG; US-OTC: RVLGF) recent deep drilling expands the high-grade Joss deposit at the Beartrack-Arnett project in Idaho, CEO Hugh Agro said. The…
Sponsored: Permit unlocks GoGold’s $227M Mexico mine
GoGold Resources President & CEO Brad Langille in conversation with The Northern Miner’s Western Editor, Henry Lazenby, this month during the Rule Symposium on Resource Investing…