Canuck carbon firms vie for Musk-funded US$100M
Arca, a company that’s signed a deal with BHP (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), is one of three Canadian technology firms in the running for the US$100-million Xprize carbon…
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Northvolt faces bomb scare at Quebec battery plant site
Northvolt, a private Swedish electric vehicle battery maker backed by Volkswagen, BMW and Volvo, said it found potential fire bombs under heavy machinery at a plant site under construction near…
Ottawa’s revised environmental rules won’t reduce permitting stage, lawyers say
The federal government’s proposed changes to environmental rules for resource projects could limit Ottawa’s oversight, but probably won’t shorten approval times, according to a law firm’s analysis. The proposed amendments…
Underwater power play for metals in full swing
Despite its stranglehold on mining and processing, there’s one arena of critical minerals that China doesn’t control – underwater resources. No one does, as deep sea mining has yet to…
Explorer combs near ex-Rio copper mine in Pacific
A private Canadian junior is exploring on Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island that suffered a decade-long civil war and environmental damage linked to a former Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…
Abitibi Metals posts 2.3% copper at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) reported more strong copper mineralization on Thursday at its B26 deposit in western Quebec after results earlier in the week and in March. Drill hole…
Explorers need majors to fund innovation: report
Explorers depend almost exclusively on established miners for innovation even though larger companies restrain their pioneering research, according to a new study. Almost 90% of the industry says explorers don’t…
Thesis Gold gains on new resource hiking Lawyers-Ranch tonnage in B.C.’s Toodoggone area
Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) says an updated resource at the combined Lawyers-Ranch gold silver project in British Columbia increases the tonnage by nearly a third compared with a 2022…
Barrick’s Mali mine feeds Russian war machine, advocacy group says
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) faced criticism outside its annual general meeting on Tuesday in Toronto for supporting Malian rulers with ties to Russia. The operator of the Loulo-Gounkoto…
Bullion demand rises on central banks, East-West investor flip-flop, gold council says
Gold demand increased 3% during the first quarter because of buying by central banks, Asian investors and jewellers, the World Gold Council says in a new report. Purchases rose to…
Grid drills 4.7% lithium at Falcon West project in Manitoba as part of critical minerals hub
Grid Metals (TSXV: GRDM; US-OTC: MSMGF) says its first drilling at the Falcon West project bodes well for building a critical minerals resource in southeast Manitoba where it also has…
Abitibi Metals probes new copper area at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) says a new copper target west of its B26 polymetallic deposit in northern Quebec shows potential for expanding the project. Assays from the Satellite West…