Q2 Metals drills 404 metres at 1.57% lithium at giant Cisco in Quebec
Q2 Metals (TSXV: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) has drilled its best hole yet at the Cisco lithium project – which it estimates as the fourth-largest globally – while the explorer in…
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BHP’s new boss favours new builds over M&A
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) CEO Brandon Craig is prioritizing copper expansions over acquisitions, brushing aside speculation the mining giant could pursue uranium developer NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) as lofty…
Blue Moon rejects short seller’s claims
Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; Nasdaq: BMM) is defending its main Nussir copper project after short-seller Viceroy Research questioned permits, financing and broader development strategy, while an analyst firm says…
Processing, not output, may decide metal shortages
Critical-mineral shortages through 2035 may depend as much on whether miners can reliably process and deliver usable material as on whether enough tonnes are mined, according to GEM Mining Consulting….
Junior funding model blamed for mine delays
The mining industry’s exploration financing model leaves junior companies ill-equipped to address environmental and social issues that later delay mine approvals, the Washington, D.C.-based Trust, Accountability and Inclusion (TAI) Collaborative…
Opinion: Seeing the district for the deposit
But sometimes they form clusters or groups of deposits. It’s these types of places where the geology is so fertile that one discovery is not the end of the story but the beginning…
Podcast: Mackey warns of ‘darker future’ unless Canada accelerates minerals processing
This week’s episode features renowned metallurgist and Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Phillip Mackey in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the latest developments in Canada’s mineral-processing capacity. Mackey…
U.S. defence push hits China minerals snag: Reuters
President Donald Trump’s drive to eliminate Chinese critical minerals from U.S. defence supply chains by the start of 2027 is running up against the reality that domestic mining and processing…
Algae research could double rare earth concentrations
Scientists at Southern Illinois University have found algae can more than double the concentration of rare earth elements, offering a potential alternative to chemical-intensive processing as the U.S. seeks to…
Acid test: IEA warns copper supply outlook has “worsened considerably”
Copper’s sulphuric acid market has been thrown into chaos by the Middle East conflict and Beijing’s export ban, according to the International Energy Agency, which warns the metal faces “a…
AI emerges as new driver of rare earth demand: Sprott
Artificial intelligence is emerging as an unexpected new source of demand for rare earth elements, adding to military and clean-energy consumption just as Western governments pour billions of dollars into…
BMI hikes copper price forecast 6.7% on supply deficits
Industry research firm BMI lifted its 2026 average copper price forecast by 6.7% to $12,700 per tonne, citing converging supply-side pressures, tariff-driven tightness and AI-fuelled optimism.Copper trading in New York…