Alaska petitions US Supreme Court to overturn Pebble mine veto
Alaska has filed a motion with the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a veto blocking Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) Pebble copper and…
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Explorers on high alert as challenging wildfire season rages
Canada’s most destructive wildfire season is ongoing. While conditions improve in Eastern Canada, Western Canada-focused explorers still face widespread interruptions to their summer field seasons….
Canadian gold miners post strong Q2 performance
A number of gold companies released record operating and financial results after Wednesday’s market close. Agnico-Eagle, Alamos Gold, New Gold, Perseus Mining, and Westgold Resources…
Teck cuts copper guidance on lower output at QB2
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has revised down copper production targets for the year after its Quebrada Blanca 2…
Newcrest interim CEO on Newmont merger, and why copper could soon outshine gold
Sherry Duhe has only been in the mining world for a year and half. But she’s already been tasked with steering Australia’s largest gold miner,…
Foran Mining’s McIlvenna Bay gets environmental impact process green light
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) has secured ministerial approval for its McIlvenna Bay project under Saskatchewan’s Environmental Assessment Act, the company said on Wednesday….
Kindersley PEA outlines strong economic case for lithium project
Shares of Grounded Lithium rose Wednesday (TSXV: GRD; US-OTC: GRDAF) on the release of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Kindersley project in western…
Surge Battery Metals doubles land holdings at Nevada project
Surge Battery Metals (TSXV: NILI) announced on Wednesday an expansion of its land package at the Nevada North Lithium Project through additional claim staking by…
Rio Tinto to miss 2025 emissions cuts targets
The world’s second largest miner won’t be able to achieve a targeted 15% carbon emissions reduction by 2025, unless it uses carbon offsets.
Colombia names leftist engineer as new mining minister
Andrés Camacho, 42, will be in charge of Colombia’s transition away from its two main sources of revenue: oil and coal.
Podcast: Investors slow to finance exploration companies, ft Ore Group’s Stephen Stewart
This week’s episode features Ore Group chairman and Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund founder Stephen Stewart in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on how Canadian…
De Beers US$2.3B Venetia mine expansion yields first diamonds
De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, announced on Tuesday it had recovered the first diamonds from its new US$2.3-billion ($3 billion) underground operations at…