Ali producer Lee Caplin joins NovaRed after Noem
NovaRed Mining (CSE: NRED; US-OTC: NREDF) has appointed to its advisory board Lee Evan Caplin, the executive producer of the Oscar-nominated movie Ali and an entrepreneur behind Rolling Stone owner…
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Lundin keeps forecast despite Chile winter storm shutting Caserones
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) said a severe winter storm in northern Chile has temporarily shut its Caserones copper-molybdenum mine and disrupted operations at the Candelaria complex, but the company expects…
Seabridge Gold lands $100M loan despite KSM snags
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has secured a $100-million (C$137-million) credit line from an unnamed investor to advance its KSM project in British Columbia despite mounting legal uncertainty surrounding…
U.S. widens critical minerals lead over Europe: WSJ
The United States is outspending Europe in the race to secure critical minerals outside China, raising concerns that European manufacturers could remain dependent on Chinese supplies, The Wall Street Journal…
Trump’s U.S. ‘gold dollar’ coin has no precious metal
President Donald Trump is to appear on a new U.S. one-dollar “gold coin” being issued for America’s 250th anniversary, despite the coin containing no gold or other precious metals. The…
Predictive invests in Awalé alongside Newmont, Fortuna
Predictive Discovery (ASX, TSX: PDI), a gold producer in West Africa, is taking a 12% stake in Awalé Resources (TSXV: ARIC), increasing its exposure to exploration in Côte d’Ivoire. The…
Altius raises C$182M after royalty buys
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS; US-OTC: ATUSF) is raising $182 million (US$130 million) through a bought-deal share offering to strengthen its balance sheet following a series of royalty acquisitions. The St….
Canada bets on digital hub to speed mine permitting
Canada is using a centralized digital platform to help accelerate reviews of major mining and infrastructure projects by giving regulators, companies, Indigenous communities and the public access to the same…
Abasca expands Loki graphite resource in Saskatchewan
Abasca Resources (TSXV: ABA) has nearly doubled the resource while upgrading the category at its Loki flake graphite deposit in northern Saskatchewan as it prepares a preliminary economic assessment (PEA)….
Galway’s New Brunswick gold resource misses forecast
Galway Metals (TSXV: GWM; US-OTC: GAYMF) has more than doubled the indicated tonnes at its Clarence Stream project resource in New Brunswick, but increased gold ounces fell short of an…
E3 eyes financing for Canada’s largest lithium play
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF), whose total holdings represent Canada’s biggest lithium resource, plans to be shovel-ready, drive bank-led funding talks in earnest and reach a final investment decision by this time next year. The company is targeting first output by mid-2029 of 12,000 tonnes a year of battery-grade…
Editorial: Develop it or cede it
There is a paradox at the heart of Canada’s relationship with its own territory. The country sits atop some of the most valuable mineral deposits on earth: uranium, nickel, copper, rare earths, zinc….