A decarbonized mining sector is coming – and probably sooner than you realize
Climate change is an existential challenge. Mining is a big part of the solution. This is the worrying — and yet, exciting — backdrop to PDAC 2023. Mining, as a…
Articles by Blair McBride
Frontier Lithium’s Spark deposit now 30% bigger
Canada’s Frontier Lithium (TSX-V: FL) has again updated its mineral resource estimate for the Spark deposit, which is part of the company’s PAK lithium project in northwestern Ontario. The company…
Gold & precious metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Gold and other precious metals play a critical role in modern society — both as a store of value and for achieving a low-carbon future. More mining companies are responding…
Generation Mining targets Q3 construction start for Marathon
Generation Mining’s (TSX: GENM) Marathon palladium-copper development in northern Ontario is among few critical minerals projects in Canada to recently seal both government approval and local Indigenous support. In late November,…
JV Article: Engaging frontline workers to achieve sustainability culture in mining
During the decade Alp Bora spent as a mechanical engineer in mining, he saw the industry’s reputation suffer in the court of public opinion due to multiple incidents of environmental…
Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies seeking base, precious and energy metals
From Botswana to Ecuador, Spain and Jamaica – it may sound like a travel destination bucket list, but these are just some of the places these eight juniors are exploring…
Uranium market gathers momentum – towards a supply shortfall
After a dozen years in the doldrums, uranium prices are on the rise, supported by real growing demand and support for nuclear power, as well as geopolitical concerns. While in…
Mining world slow to close gender gap in leadership
Cathy Fitzgerald has always been aware that women are a minority in the mining world, especially in management. “Moving up in my career, and now being a vice-president and maybe…
Video: Defense Metals preps for prefeasibility at BC rare earths project
Craig Taylor, CEO of Defense Metals discusses the Wicheeda rare earths project in northeast British Columbia, where the company plans to complete a prefeasibility study over the next year. Taylor…
Clean nickel or cheap nickel? You can’t have both
Nickel price trends have become hard to predict. Ever since the London Metals Exchange (LME) crash, in March 2022, and the subsequent canceled trades, a number of banks pulled out…
Video: Equity Metals adds ounces at Silver Queen in BC
Joseph Kizis, president of Equity Metals, discusses expanding mineralization at the Silver Queen project following a positive resource update in December for the prospect in central British Columbia. Kizis spoke…
Video: Coppernico Metals zeroes in on Peru’s Andahuaylas belt
Tim Kingsley, vice-president of exploration with Coppernico Metals discusses working to become a listed company as it secures a community access agreement in Peru, where it’s exploring for copper-gold at…