Viridis doubles REE tonnage in Brazil
Viridis Mining and Minerals (ASX: VMM) has unveiled an initial reserve estimate of more than 200 million tonnes at its Colossus ionic adsorbed clay project in Brazil, underpinning a potential high-grade rare…
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Canada gets first bullet-proof steel plant
Canada is building its first plant to produce bullet-proof steel after a federal trade mission to Sweden inked a $100-million (US$72.2 million) deal. Ontario-based armoured vehicle maker Roshel and Swedish…
First Quantum restructures debt
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says it’s restructuring its debt to take advantage of favourable bond markets. On Tuesday, the copper producer issued an update to its 6.875% 2027 senior…
Metallium eyes $60B metals recycling market
Metallium (ASX: MTM; US-OTC: MTMCF) is advancing one of the first large-scale metals recovery plants in the United States to commissioning in December as it considers rolling out its modular…
Harmony Gold’s MAC Copper takeover OK’d
Harmony Gold’s (JSE: HAR; NYSE: HMY) acquisition of MAC Copper (NYSE: MTAL; ASX: MAC) has cleared the final regulatory hurdle after Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board gave its approval of…
Osisko Devel. raises $203M for Cariboo project
Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV; NYSE: ODV) has closed a $203-million (C$280-million) bought deal private placement to help construct the Cariboo gold project in British Columbia. The amount adds to a $450-million…
Allegiant Gold surges on financing upsize
Allegiant Gold (TSXV: AUAU; OTC: AUXXF) has once again increased the size of its recently arranged private placement to fund the company’s exploration plans in Nevada. This represents Allegiant’s second…
African Rainbow boosts Surge Copper stake to 19.9%
African Rainbow Minerals (JSE: ARI), controlled by billionaire Patrice Motsepe, has increased its stake by another 6.5% in junior Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) which is developing the Berg project that…
US startup makes thorium breakthrough
Clean Core Thorium Energy, a Chicago-based company developing thorium-based nuclear fuel, says new tests hit a milestone in the element’s energy output being more efficient than uranium. The company’s Advanced…
US commits $1B to critical minerals technology
The United States Department of Energy says it will unlock just under US$1 billion (C$1.38 billion) to fund mining, processing and manufacturing technologies used to extract critical minerals and materials….
Lifezone secures $60M bridge loan for nickel project
Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM) said Monday it has secured a $60 million bridge loan from Taurus Mining Finance Fund to fund early works and infrastructure development at its flagship Kabanga…
Aura Minerals quits Canada for Nasdaq
South America-focused gold and copper miner Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA; Nasdaq: AUGO) says it’s done with investors in Canada a just as the company books record results. April-to-June adjusted earnings…