Blackout at Hemlo gold mine to slow ramp-up
A temporary power outage at Hemlo Mining’s (TSX: HMMC) namesake operation in northern Ontario is curtailing underground work, slowing a planned increase in gold production. The stock plunged. No one…
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Volta drills 214m of rare earths, gallium at Springer
High-grade rare earth and gallium results at Volta Metals’ (CSE: VLTA) Springer project in northern Ontario have opened up newly prospective mineralized areas and expanded the geological footprint of the…
Hercules advances Hook in Idaho after porphyry signs
Hercules Metals (TSXV: BIG; US-OTC: BADEF) is advancing its Hook target in western Idaho toward direct drilling after a reconnaissance hole raised the prospect of a third copper centre on…
Africa critical-minerals pipeline surges as output lags
Africa’s critical-minerals pipeline has expanded by 36% since early 2025, but the surge in exploration and development isn’t yet translating into much new production, according to an updated database compiled…
Radiant World sues Glencore for $2 billion
Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals have sued Swiss miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) in Singapore, seeking $2 billion (C$2.8 billion) in damages. Sapphire Minmetals, which used to be…
BHP faces arbitration in Port Hedland wage dispute
Workers at BHP’s (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) Port Hedland operations are seeking binding intervention in a wage dispute that is deepening labour tensions at the world’s largest bulk export port….
Roosen’s Osisko greenlights Cariboo gold project in BC
Canadian developer Osisko Gold Group (TSXV, NYSE: OGG) is going ahead with construction of the $1.2-billion (US$841-million) Cariboo underground mine in central British Columbia, targeting a first gold pour in…
ONGold revives Monument Bay with 2M oz resource
ONGold Resources (TSXV: ONAU; US-OTC: ONGRF) has put Manitoba’s long-dormant Monument Bay gold project back on a current-resource footing after nearly a decade, outlining 2 million measured and indicated contained…
Pentagon backs $150M Blue Moon tungsten restart
The U.S. Department of Defense is putting $450 million (C$626 million) into The Elmet Group (Nasdaq: ELMT), with $150 million earmarked for Blue Moon Metals’ (TSXV: MOON; Nasdaq: BMM) Springer…
U.S. takes 10% Trilogy stake in Alaska push
The U.S. government has closed a $35.6-million (C$49.4-million) investment giving it about 10% of Trilogy Metals (TSX, NYSE-A: TMQ), deepening Washington’s direct involvement in developing the company’s copper-rich projects in…
Saudi Arabia touts mineralized uranium, rare earths find
Saudi Arabia has identified an estimated 110 million tonnes of mineralized material containing rare earths and uranium in the Medina region as the kingdom moves to develop nuclear power and…
Mining leads Carney’s $1T investor pitchbook
Mining projects dominate the investment prospectus Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will put before global investors in Toronto next week, reported to account for 63 of its 167 opportunities. LithiumBank…