First Nations group pulls support for Seabridge’s KSM
Citing the need for improved consultation, a First Nations group has pulled its support for Seabridge Gold‘s (TSX: SEA, NYSE: SA) KSM mine in northwestern British Columbia. The Hereditary Chiefs…
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Brazil’s top court breaks Indigenous mining deadlock
Brazil’s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling allowing Cinta Larga Indigenous communities to legally conduct mineral exploration in four territories under temporary safeguards while lawmakers develop long-delayed legislation that governs…
$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 capacity, in what Ottawa is…
Sprott backs Sask hydrogen with $10M more
Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott is investing $10 million (US$7.18 million) to increase his stake in Max Power Mining (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF) and advance its Lawson natural hydrogen project in…
AME presses Ottawa to honour exploration credit promise
The Association of Mineral Exploration (AME) is pressing Ottawa to expand Canadian Exploration Expense eligibility to cover project-advancement work, saying financing gaps are stalling critical-mineral projects after discovery. In a…
Canada Nickel’s ninth resource lifts holdings to 4.3B tonnes in Timmins district
An updated resource for Canada Nickel’s (TSXV: CNC) Deloro project adds 1.55 million global contained tonnes of nickel while an initial resource for Nesbitt adds 410,000 contained tonnes, its ninth…
Canada Nickel to sell Lucas gold project to Noble
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC) has signed a binding letter of intent (LOI) to sell the Lucas gold project in northern Ontario to Noble Mineral Exploration (TSXV: NOB). Under the letter, Noble…
Feds prep $1.5B tariff aid for metal producers
Canada’s federal government rolled out $1.5 billion in loans this week for companies grappling with new U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper products, a move that could adjust how…
RCMP charges gold explorer ex-CEO with alleged mini-Bre-X fraud concerning assays
The RCMP has charged the former CEO of RPX Gold (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) with fraud and forgery in connection with allegedly manipulated mining assay data that inflated the company’s…
AME: BC paralysis on DRIPA hurting mining future
British Columbia Premier David Eby’s announcement that the provincial government won’t be introducing amendments to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) this spring has drawn criticism…
New Found Gold finances $205M for Queensway
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; US-NYSE-A: NFGC) says it has locked down $205 million in equity and debt financing for its Queensway development in Newfoundland. The mining company structured the…
Gold Basin fires CEO for alleged misconduct
Gold Basin Resources (TSXV: GXX; US-OTC: GXXFF), a junior explorer where Canex Metals (TSXV: CANX) is reasserting control, terminated president and interim CEO Charles Straw last month, alleging serious misconduct…