Denison and Uranium Energy fight over explorer UEX
Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE: UEC) announced overnight that it had received a competing offer to acquire uranium exploration outfit UEX Corporation (TSX: UEX) and named Denison Mines (TSX: DML) as…
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Top ten zinc projects — 2022
Zinc, the metal primarily used in the galvanizing process which protects iron and steel from rusting, may be facing a supply shortage as Europe has lost about half of its zinc…
Canada races ahead of US on current lithium project pipeline
Canada’s lithium supply response is expected to post strong growth through 2031 and outperform the U.S., a new analysis by Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research suggests. Canada’s current…
Cameco on the front foot as earnings soar
Shares in Canada’s uranium major, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), gained nearly 10% on Wednesday after the company reported higher core profit than expected amid an uptick in uranium prices….
NorthWest Copper lifts Lorraine copper-gold resource
NorthWest Copper Corp. (TSXV: NWST; US-OTCQX: NWCCF) has released a new mineral resource estimate on the Lorraine project, about 40 km. from the company’s Kwanika-Stardust project in Central B.C. The…
Aztec shares jump on Cervantes consolidation
The equity in Aztec Minerals (TSXV: AZT; US-OTCQB) jumped as much as 41.5% on Tuesday after it announced a deal with private concern Kootenay Silver Inc. to acquire a 100%…
Site visit: Marimaca Copper increasingly resource-confident on Chile oxide prospect
It’s about a two-hour flight north-northwest from the uber-developed Chilean capital of Santiago to reach the dusty airport just outside Antofagasta, a seaside city on the edge of the Atacama…
Copper Mountain shares dip on weak Q2 performance
The equity of Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; ASX: C6C) fell to a fresh 12-month low on Monday after the company said low grades and mill throughput resulted in a…
Higher copper prices needed to incentivize new production, says Stifel exec
The current and consensus forecast copper price levels are insufficient to incentivize the new supply that will be needed as the world moves to a fully electrified economy, a senior…
Labrador Gold’s shares gain on best grades cut at Kingsway to date
The Toronto-quoted equity of Labrador Gold (TSXV: LAB; US-OTCQX: NKOSF) closed 4% higher on Thursday after reporting the highest-grade intercepts to date from the flagship Kingsway project in Newfoundland. The…
Two Red Lake hopefuls crater on brewing Barrick beef
The shares of two Red Lake Gold Camp-focused ‘close-ology plays’ crashed on Tuesday after they made public that Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has named them parties in a…
S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index tumbles more than 5% in June 27-July 1 trading week
Over the June 27 to July 1 trading week, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 35.1 points or 5.38%, to end at 617.26. Among the top gainers in terms of…