PMET to raise $130M for Quebec lithium exploration
Canadian mine developer PMET Resources (TSX: PMET; US-OTC: PMETF) is raising up to $130 million (US$96 million) to fund exploration and development work at its…
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Infographic: Gold value of World Cup trophy jumps
In about four months’ time, the world’s biggest single sporting event will kick off. Billions of football (or soccer) fans will be glued in front…
Indaba: Harmony Gold hews to cash, portfolio discipline
Harmony Gold Mining (JSE: HAR; NYSE: HMY) is using record yellow metal prices to strengthen its balance sheet and expand into copper while maintaining strict…
Wheaton promotes Hodaly to CEO, names Smallwood chair
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX, NYSE, LSE: WPM) said Friday that President Haytham Hodaly will succeed Randy Smallwood as CEO next month to support the company’s…
US backs Altona’s Mozambique rare earths project
Shares in Altona Rare Earths (LSE: REE) soared after the company said the United States’ government confirmed its intention to support development of its Monte…
Heliostar pours first gold from San Agustin mine
Mexico-focused miner Heliostar Metals (TSX-V: HSTR) says it has poured first gold from the recently restarted San Agustin mine in Durango state. The open-pit mine…
US mineral supply vulnerable to China chokehold: report
A new report by the United States Geological Survey reveals that the U.S. has grown more reliant on foreign imports of minerals over the past…
Ares restarts US fluorspar output after Pentagon deal
Ares Strategic Mining (CSE: ARS; US-OTC: ARSMF) said it has restarted the Lost Sheep fluorspar mine in Utah after landing a major U.S. government contract…
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge
Canadian explorer Midnight Sun Mining (TSX-V: MMA; US-OTC: MDNGF) just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt, an area that’s attracting Cold War-style financing competition to speed the record-price red metal to market. The…
Spotlight: Energy Transition Metals – Part 2
Energy transition metals have never been as critical as they are today. Here’s a look at four more companies seeking to reduce North America’s reliance on critical minerals from…
Infographic: Global gold demand
Gold demand is undergoing a significant, structural, and geographic transformation, driven by record-high prices, unprecedented central bank accumulation and a shift towards safe-haven assets in…
Roundup video: BC must open land access, AME says
British Columbia should do more than that just impose fixed timelines for mineral exploration permits to restore confidence for prospectors and juniors, the head of…