Koryx Copper wins analyst support after Namibia assays
Analysts at BMO Capital Markets and Red Cloud Securities say Koryx Copper (TSXV: KRY; US-OTC: KRYXF) is rapidly emerging as one of Africa’s more attractive red metal development stories after…
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Fitzroy drills 1.7% copper, expands Chile program
Fitzroy Minerals (TSXV: FTZ; US-OTC: FTZFF) has intersected strong copper grades at its Buen Retiro project in northern Chile and expanded its drill program as it continues to define a…
First Majestic wins permits for Santa Elena expansion
First Majestic Silver (TSX, NYSE: AG) has secured construction permits for two new underground portals at its Santa Elena mine in Mexico and will spend an additional $12 million (C$17…
The metals AI data centres need most aren’t inside them
The power grid, not the server room, is where the global data centre boom is driving metals demand, according to Wood Mackenzie. Grid reinforcement, transmission networks and on-site power systems…
Blast from the Past: Hunt brothers’ fateful silver gamble
Texas oil heirs Nelson Bunker and William Herbert, known as the Hunt brothers, in the 1970s started collecting piles of physical silver stock and futures contracts. Distrustful of paper money…
Sixty North shuns drilling, resource at old Mon mine
The next gold producer in the Northwest Territories could be a mom-and-pop operation small enough to mine without a resource or economic study while still earning millions a month. …
Kinross is flush but not feeling forced into M&A
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) CEO J. Paul Rollinson says the company is in no rush to pursue mergers and acquisitions despite a surge in dealmaking across the sector, arguing its…
Gold bug Sprott invests $25M in hydrogen
MAX Power Mining (CSE: MAXX; US-OTC: MAXXF) has secured a $25-million investment from Eric Sprott to advance commercial evaluation of its Lawson hydrogen discovery in Saskatchewan, marking one of the…
Discovery Silver-backed Abitibi Metals drills 3.6% copper at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) has returned one of its strongest copper-gold intercepts yet at the B26 polymetallic project in western Quebec, as drilling continues to define higher-grade zones…
Mining investor strategy pivots to growth stories from cash-makers: Canaccord
Sentiment across the mining sector remains broadly positive, with strong commodity prices, margins and free cash flow supporting a constructive outlook, Canaccord Genuity said after its fifth annual conference in…
Ioneer, Lithium Americas defend Nevada projects as Amnesty flags Indigenous consent gap
Amnesty International is accusing lithium projects in Nevada of advancing without Indigenous consent, highlighting a gap between U.S. permitting law and international human-rights standards as development accelerates in the state’s…
India tries ‘unusual move’ to stop gold buying as Iran war bites forex
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Indians to stop buying gold jewellery for a year in a bid to protect foreign-exchange reserves, a move that could ripple through global…