China boosts exploration funding: Financial Times
China is boosting state support for domestic mineral exploration in an effort to secure dominance in the resource sector amid rising competition from Western rivals, the Financial Times reported on…
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PDAC JV video: Aurania Resources founder Keith Barron on his next gold discovery
Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU; US-OTC: AUIF) CEO Keith Barron sparked interest at PDAC, showing off a quartz sample with visible gold from Brittany in northern France. “Maybe we made the…
PDAC JV video: Mineral Process Control catalyst cuts gold process time, exec says
Western Australia-based Mineral Process Control aims to raise the bar on gold assay efficiency, general manager Nathan Edwards said. Since 1995, the firm has been innovating the mining industry. They…
Poilievre vows 6-month Ring of Fire OK
Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre says he would give federal approval for the contentious Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario within months if he takes power after an imminent…
PDAC Q&A: Torex CEO sees Mexico administration ‘tailwinds’ for Media Luna
Canadian gold producer Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) is almost ready to start commercial production this spring at its $950-million (C$1.36-billion) underground Media Luna project in Mexico’s Guerrero gold belt….
Abitibi’s B26 hits high-grade copper in Quebec
Drilling at Abitibi Metals’ (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) main B26 polymetallic project in western Quebec has returned results as high as 13.25% copper, the company reported Wednesday. Shares rose. Highlight…
PDAC JV video: Alberta demonstration plant set to make local lithium, E3 exec says
An 83% drop in lithium prices over the past three years still spells opportunity for E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) as it prepares to produce the metal in Alberta…
Acid spill from Chinese-owned copper mine contaminates vital river in Zambia
A catastrophic waste spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia has left local authorities and environmentalists fearing the worst for long-term impacts on the Kafue River, the African nation’s…
PDAC 2025 JV video: AMC Consultants warns juniors ‘complacency could prove costly’
Consulting engineering firm AMC Consultants advises companies on cutting costs and streamlining operations to withstand economic and policy pressures, regional manager Gene Tucker said. He warned that “complacency could prove…
PDAC JV video: Poor performers force quality juniors into steep discounts, Fury Gold CEO says
Excessive spending and stretched financing by project developers push even good projects into steep discounts, Fury Gold Mines CEO Tim Clark said. A good example is the 300-km greenstone belt…
PDAC 2025 JV Video: How Rithmik Solutions bets on mining’s digital shift
Rithmik Solutions is updating mining blueprints with new digital tools to improve decision-making, COO Ross Barichievy said in an interview. The tech firm from Quebec targets operational inefficiencies. It advocates…
PDAC 2025 JV video: Exploration has reached its ‘ChatGPT moment,’ Vrify CEO says
Vrify Technology has launched its Dora AI platform, a cloud tool that cuts mineral discovery times from months to mere minutes, according to founder and CEO Steve De Jong. The…