Guanajuato Silver earns $3M Sprott investment backing
Guanajuato Silver Company (TSXV: GSVR) announced on Tuesday that it has arranged a private placement of about 33.3 million units priced at 24¢ each for…
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Ascot soars on $40M Premier gold restart plan in BC
Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) said on Monday it plans to raise at least $40 million to get its Premier gold project in British…
West Red Lake raises $73M for Madsen mine restart
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG) is set to raise about $73 million to help fund the proposed restart of its Madsen mine in…
Vision Blue grants Cornish Metals £7 million backing
Cornish Metals (TSXV: CUSN; LSE: CUSN) has received a £7-million (around US$9 million) credit facility from shareholder Vision Blue Resources, to help it reopen the…
Blue Moon shareholder battle spotlights shades of grey in junior market
A minority group of shareholders in Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; US-OTC: BMOOF), which holds a first-resource-stage zinc-silver project in California, says its CEO issued defensive…
How junior miners can meet the new ESG funding hurdles
The conversation around environmental, social, and governance ESG considerations in mining has grown increasingly sophisticated over the last decade, giving rise to an evolving set…
Infographic: Adding up government spending on Quebec’s critical minerals
Quebec is unique in Canada for its strong institutional support for mining and exploration activities. It was the first jurisdiction in Canada to release a…
B2Gold backs Founders Metals with $12.1M investment for drilling at Antino in Suriname
Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) has drawn a $12.1 million investment from B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG), bringing to $32.1 million the total raised…
Orion, Allianz among US$15T in funds seeking to boost mining investments for tripling output
A global group of institutional investors including Allianz, Legal & General and Orion Resource Partners wants to attract more funds to the mining industry by…
Mining sector needs US$2.1 trillion by 2050 to meet net-zero needs – report
The amount is needed to meet net-zero demand for raw materials.
Lack of capital rises to top risk in EY mining survey
Capital is the top risk facing the mining industry this year, up from the number two spot last year, as tough financing and economic conditions make…
Lomiko’s Quebec graphite project faces uphill battle in holiday region
Community opposition in Quebec cottage country may sink Lomiko Metals’ (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC: LMRMF) prefeasibility-stage La Loutre project, the seventh-largest undeveloped graphite deposit, after the province…