Can beaten-up junior miners fight illegal short-selling?
Terry Lynch began to notice unusual price movements in Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF)’s stock (then called Chilean Metals) years ago. The shares consistently traded down at the end…
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Explainer: Naked short selling
This “explainer” is intended to supplement to this recently published story on illegal short selling. Covered vs. naked “Covered” short selling is a legal way to profit in a falling…
Arizona Lithium rides momentum ahead of Prairie project PFS
Arizona Lithium (ASX: AZL) has raised A$16.5 million (US$11 million) in flow-through funding as it prepares to release results of a prefeasibility study for its Prairie lithium project in Saskatchewan….
TechMet urges UK to catch up in critical minerals race
Britain is falling behind European and North American peers in securing local sources of critical minerals, which threatens to hit the car industry the hardest, a government report warns. Successive…
Vista Gold taps Wheaton for $20M royalty to advance Mt. Todd project in Australia
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM, NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) is buying a 1% gross revenue royalty on Vista Gold’s (TSX: VGZ; NYSE-AM: VGZ) Mt. Todd project in Australia for US$20…
Green Tech eyes Ontario’s first lithium mine at Seymour as metal price drops
Green Technology Metals (ASX: GT1) is considering its multi-stage $1.8 billion Seymour lithium project to start output in 2026 as Ontario’s first mine for the battery metal. The project including…
Rob McEwen doubles stake in BC-focused junior Goliath Resources
Canadian mining mogul Rob McEwen is upping his stake in Goliath Resources (TSXV: GOT; US-OTC: GOTRF), a junior that’s advancing gold projects in northwestern British Columbia. The chairman and chief…
Fortune Minerals stock gains on government funds for NICO
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) shares soared on Tuesday after the Canadian miner announced government funding of up to $887,170 to help advance its longstanding NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project in…
Top Chinese lithium producers to fund Atlas Lithium project in Brazil
Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ: ATLX) says it’s now fully funded to bring its US$49.5-million Das Neves lithium project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, into production by late next year. The company will…
Canada uncorks $1.5B critical minerals fund
The Canadian government is looking for critical mineral projects to back with a $1.5 billion fund. The Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund is organized to support clean energy and electrification projects…
Ucore gets $4.3M federal grant for REE demo plant in Ontario
Ucore Rare Metals (TSXV: UCU; US-OTC: UURAF) has received a $4.3-million grant from the federal government to demonstrate its Rapid SX rare earth element (REE) separation technology capabilities. The plant…
CMS: Sustainability is the key to funding innovation, Dundee panel hears
As the mining sector continues to face mounting ESG pressures, innovation is becoming more imperative. But without money to help mining lighten its environmental footprint, it can’t happen, a panel…