Rio Tinto hands Sovereign full control of Malawi graphite project
The move strengthens Kasiya’s position as a potential non-Chinese supplier of rutile, graphite and rare earth products.
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Podcast: General Charles Flynn (Ret.) on developing a long-term critical minerals strategy
This week’s podcast features General Charles Flynn (Ret.) in conversation with The Northern Miner host Adrian Pocobelli on the West’s effort to reshore supply chains and build secure critical-mineral capacity….
Rule Summit: Lara drills Planalto toward $1B Brazil copper test
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA; US-OTC: LRAXF) has seven rigs turning at its Planalto copper-gold project in Brazil, a 14,000-metre test of whether the Carajás discovery can…
Rule Summit: Gold, critical minerals gain trust premium as money, supply chains fray
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Gold is returning as the “apex predator” of a debt-heavy financial system, while critical minerals are becoming the ground governments fight over, resource investors were told…
Rule Summit: Rule warns weak hands risk missing resource gains
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Metals and mining stocks could be headed for a summer pullback that might test investors before a longer resource bull market rewards those who buy quality…
Ottawa invests up to $400M in Teck’s Trail plant for germanium output
Canada’s federal government is investing a potential $400 million as part of an $850-million total investment in Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) Trail processing facility in British Columbia…
Assays hint at future mineable gold at West Red Lake’s Madsen site
Recent high-grade drill results in the Austin Complexes at West Red Lake Gold Mines’ (TSXV: WRLG) Madsen site in northern Ontario could point to mineralization to be added to the…
De Beers cuts diamond prices, axes 25 elite buyers
Giant diamond miner De Beers has made sweeping cuts to its official prices at its first sale since culling nearly a third of its handpicked buyers, a strategy aimed at…
Creating mining districts could unlock billions: study
Mining companies could unlock billions in additional value by treating nearby operations as integrated mining districts rather than standalone assets, according to a study by GEM Mining Consulting. The firm’s…
E3 eyes financing for Canada’s largest lithium play
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF), whose total holdings represent Canada’s biggest lithium resource, plans to be shovel-ready, drive bank-led funding talks in earnest and reach a final investment decision by this time next year. The company is targeting first output by mid-2029 of 12,000 tonnes a year of battery-grade…
Genesis trumps Regis with $3.9B takeover bid, 14% premium for Vault
Vault Minerals said its directors unanimously determined the new offer to be better than the all-stock agreement with Regis reached in May.
B2Gold’s new CEO gets his Goose test
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG; NSX: B2G) has handed Mike Cinnamond a Far North test in his first weeks as CEO: finish the Goose mine ramp-up in Nunavut to restore…