China question clouds Nunavut road-to-port plan
A Chinese state-backed miner owns the remote Izok Corridor in Nunavut, one of the richest zinc deposits in the world, and the Canadian government has provided some financing for the…
Articles by Blair McBride
$1B Senegal gold project lifts Fortuna’s Africa growth
A feasibility study for Fortuna Mining’s (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) open pit Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal almost doubles its value, increases mine life and establishes probable reserves over…
Aussie explorer mulls lawsuit after Greenland nixes rare earths exploration licence
Energy Transition Minerals (ASX: ETM) is considering legal action against the Greenland government after it rejected the company’s application to extend its exploration licence at the Kuannersuit project, which hosts…
Freeman Gold triples Lemhi value, builds 1M oz reserve
A feasibility study for Idaho-focused Freeman Gold‘s (TSXV: FMAN; US-OTC: FMANF) Lemhi project raises its value threefold, increases mine life and establishes 1 million oz. of gold reserves compared to…
Integra grows reserve 74% at Florida Canyon gold mine
An updated feasibility study for Integra Resources’ (TSXV: ITR; NYSE-A: ITRG) producing Florida Canyon mine in Nevada raises the gold output, reserves and mine life and more than quadruples its…
Heliostar drilling suggests ‘big prize’ at $426M value Ana Paula gold project
Drilling by Mexico-focused Heliostar Metals (TSX-V: HSTR) at its Ana Paula project supports the conversion of inferred mineralization to stronger categories in a feasibility study targeted for next year. Shares…
Ottawa eyes special status for Far North resource roads
The federal government is considering granting national interest status to the $2.67-billion Mackenzie Valley Highway and Grays Bay Road and Port initiative (GBRP), two northern transportation projects crucial to access…
Aclara Resources gets environmental OK for Chile rare earths project
The receipt of the final environmental approval for Aclara Resources’ (TSX: ARA) Penco Module rare earths project in Chile shows the need for governments to make the most of the…
Guinea halts raw gold exports, seeks local refining
Guinea has banned the export of raw gold in an effort to raise domestic processing of metals, Africa-focused business news site Ecofin Agency reported Monday. President Mamadi Doumbouya announced the…
EnCore OK’d to build South Dakota’s first uranium mine tapping underground brine
After more than a decade of local opposition, enCore Energy (Nasdaq: EU; TSXV: EU) has received federal approval to start building its Dewey Burdock project in southwest South Dakota, advancing…
Falco lifts Quebec gold-zinc project value to $3.3B
An updated feasibility study for Falco Resources’ (TSXV: FPC) Horne 5 polymetallic project in western Quebec more than triples the project’s value while the province said its environmental review is…
China could retaliate against threats to critical metal security: analysts
China’s new Mineral Resources Law, which took effect this week, could give the Asian giant a formal legal basis to fight against foreign restrictions threatening its mineral security, analysts say….