Denison plans Canada’s first in-situ recovery uranium mine
Canada’s Denison Mines (TSX: DML) is ready to resume the formal environmental assessment (EA) process for its 90%-owned Wheeler River project in Saskatchewan, which is…
Articles by Daniel Sekulich
First Cobalt to finalize new supply deal with Glencore
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) is planning to alter its prior arrangement with global miner Glencore (LSE: GLEN) and sign a a long-term feed purchase contract instead…
Gemfields attempts to mitigate virus impact with mini-auctions
Precious gemstones miner Gemfields Group (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) says it is unable to say when it might be able to host its next auction, or…
Rio Tinto, Bluejay sign JV on nickel project in Finland
Explorer and developer Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY) has inked a joint venture and earn-in agreement with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to…
Australia to ramp-up production of critical minerals
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), in collaboration with Geoscience Australia and the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, recently published the second…
English court blocks lawsuit against BHP over Brazil dam failure
The High Court of Manchester, northwestern England, on Nov. 9, blocked a £5 billion (US$6.6 billion) lawsuit against BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) over a devastating…
Troilus buys back royalty from First Quantum
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: SKREF) has entered into a definitive agreement to buy back a sliding 2.5% net smelter royalty (NSR) on 81 mineral claims…
JX Nippon increases ownership in troubled Caserones copper mine
Japan’s top smelter, JX Nippon Mining & Metals, is buying a stake in its majority-owned Caserones copper mine in Chile, which was put up for sale on Nov.9…
Joint Venture Article: Maple Gold Mines, a success story 40 years in the making
Where others have stumbled, Maple Gold Mines has stayed the course and is ready to advance their Douay project in Quebec’s Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Through…
Bonterra reports ‘promising’ results at Barry in Abitibi
Quebec-focused gold explorer Bonterra Resources (TSXV: BTR; US-OTC: BONXF) announced the most recent results from the drill program at its Barry project, located within the…
Political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan raises risks for miners
Mining — more than most industries — relies heavily on infrastructure and institutions at locations where operations are based. The ongoing political chaos in Kyrgyzstan, which saw thousands…
Lucapa Diamond restarts Mothae mine in Lesotho
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) is restarting operations at its Mothae mine in Lesotho, Africa, which had been halted since late March to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. The…