China boosts exploration funding: Financial Times
China is boosting state support for domestic mineral exploration in an effort to secure dominance in the resource sector amid rising competition from Western rivals,…
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Poilievre vows 6-month Ring of Fire OK
Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre says he would give federal approval for the contentious Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario within months if he…
USA Rare Earth merges with Inflection Point, debuts with Nasdaq listing
USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR) went public on Friday as CEO Joshua Ballard and chairman Mike Blitzer rang the opening bell. The company has spent…
Collective soars again as Agnico invests $63M
Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) hit a fresh one-year high after the company secured a $63.4 million investment from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM)…
Bolivia’s lithium deals with China, Russia in limbo
Bolivia is facing mounting public backlash over contracts signed with Chinese and Russian companies late last year to exploit its vast lithium reserves, with community…
PDAC shows urgency of getting shovels in ground
Time is of the essence if miners are to deliver the minerals needed to power the energy transition. That sense of urgency was front and…
Lithium Americas nets $250M from Orion for Thacker
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) says Orion Resource Partners is investing $250 million (C$357 million) to help develop and build the Thacker Pass lithium…
Interview: Wilkinson mulls more tax credits for juniors
Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources says he’s open to discussing ways to boost funding in junior mining stocks and that he’s concerned infrastructure…
Flow-through shares surge despite capital gains
Concerns surrounding the capital gains tax increase haven’t stopped Toronto markets from issuing the highest number of flow-through shares (FTS) in five years, according to…
Site visit: Native Mineral seeks Forrest-inspired phoenix at Blackjack in Australia
Native Mineral Resources (ASX: NMR) only recently acquired its primary asset in Queensland, but it has set an aggressive schedule to restart production. The Sydney-based…
PDAC: Ontario’s Ford backs miners, bashes tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford repeated funding pledges for mining, scolded the federal government for time-consuming environmental OKs and vowed to fight potential U.S. tariffs on…
PDAC: Canada extends mineral tax credit
Canada’s federal government will extend a tax credit on mineral exploration by two years to boost investment in junior mining companies, Energy and Natural Resources…