Blackout at Hemlo gold mine to slow ramp-up
A temporary power outage at Hemlo Mining’s (TSX: HMMC) namesake operation in northern Ontario is curtailing underground work, slowing a planned increase in gold production. The stock plunged. No one…
Exploration
Volta drills 214m of rare earths, gallium at Springer
High-grade rare earth and gallium results at Volta Metals’ (CSE: VLTA) Springer project in northern Ontario have opened up newly prospective mineralized areas and expanded the geological footprint of the…
Hercules advances Hook in Idaho after porphyry signs
Hercules Metals (TSXV: BIG; US-OTC: BADEF) is advancing its Hook target in western Idaho toward direct drilling after a reconnaissance hole raised the prospect of a third copper centre on…
Africa critical-minerals pipeline surges as output lags
Africa’s critical-minerals pipeline has expanded by 36% since early 2025, but the surge in exploration and development isn’t yet translating into much new production, according to an updated database compiled…
Roosen’s Osisko greenlights Cariboo gold project in BC
Canadian developer Osisko Gold Group (TSXV, NYSE: OGG) is going ahead with construction of the $1.2-billion (US$841-million) Cariboo underground mine in central British Columbia, targeting a first gold pour in…
ONGold revives Monument Bay with 2M oz resource
ONGold Resources (TSXV: ONAU; US-OTC: ONGRF) has put Manitoba’s long-dormant Monument Bay gold project back on a current-resource footing after nearly a decade, outlining 2 million measured and indicated contained…
Saudi Arabia touts mineralized uranium, rare earths find
Saudi Arabia has identified an estimated 110 million tonnes of mineralized material containing rare earths and uranium in the Medina region as the kingdom moves to develop nuclear power and…
Talon drops plan to build North Dakota mill for Tamarack
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO)-backed developer Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; OTC: TLOFF) has dropped plans to build a mill in North Dakota to process ore from its…
Mineral tracking a must for industry credibility: OECD
Better traceability of critical minerals like lithium and nickel can boost the credibility and integrity of the supply chain, a new report this week by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and…
Osisko hits 4.7% copper beneath Gaspé workings
New drilling by Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) at its Gaspé Copper project in eastern Quebec has extended the past-producing mine’s footprint, demonstrating the potential for higher-grade mineralization near…
Aya doubles Boumadine value to $3.5B
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX, Nasdaq: AYA) has more than doubled the after-tax net present value of its Boumadine project in Morocco to $3.5 billion (C$4.8 billion) while raising initial…
Troilus triples value to $3.2B, closes in on funding
A new study for Troilus Mining’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake copper-gold project in Quebec has more than tripled the mine’s estimated value thanks to detailed engineering, an expanded reserve and…