Fortuna Silver grows Sunbird resource at Séguéla gold project
Drilling by Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) at its Séguéla gold project in Côte d’Ivoire continues to reveal more exploration upside, with the company announcing on Monday an…
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Lithium Chile nearly doubles Salar de Arizaro resource
Calgary-based Lithium Chile (CVE: LITH) has announced an updated resource for its Salar de Arizaro asset in Argentina that has increased overall lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) tonnage by 81%. With…
US markets fell during Nov. 28 – Dec. 2 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 404.67 points, or 1.2%, to 33,942.36, and the S&P 500 lost 30.31 points or 0.8%, over the week to 3,995.81. Leading value gainer for…
Sigma Lithium secures US$100M for Brazil mine expansion
Sigma Lithium (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) has secured up to US$100 million from shareholder Synergy Capital to build the initial phase of a US$155-million expansion at its Grota do Cirilo…
Colombian president calls for mining code reform to favour small-scale ‘traditional’ operations
Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed over the weekend a new reform to the country’s mining code, which was initially issued in 2001. During a town hall held in the town…
EPA in ‘regulatory overreach’ with renewed Pebble project veto, says proponent
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Thursday veto of the contentious Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska has again irked the proponent Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE American: NAK). In…
Roscan secures $10M royalty financing from Osisko Gold for Mali project
Roscan Gold (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RCGCF) has entered into a royalty financing agreement with Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) to raise gross proceeds of $10 million. The royalty…
Aussie explorer Winsome Resources steps up to buy Power Metals stake from China’s Sinomine
A month after the federal government forced three Chinese companies to divest their stakes in three Canadian juniors with critical minerals projects, Australia’s Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) has agreed to…
Gold Royalty sells mineral rights on 12 assets, keeps royalties
Gold Royalty Corp. (NYSE: GROY) has agreed to sell mineral rights and interests on 12 prospective properties in Quebec and Ontario to junior miner Val-d’Or Mining (TSX: VZZ). The Vancouver-based…
Volkswagen kicks off search for battery cell plant sites in Canada
Volkswagen AG has begun searching for a site in Canada to build its first battery cell factory in North America, a part of the German carmaker’s planned expansion of its electric vehicle…
CMS 2022: Agnico Eagle banks on Canadian production upside
The largest producer of Canadian gold, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), is banking on its soon-to-be-consolidated in-country portfolio to underpin its near and long-term production growth profile, executive…
Orezone Gold’s Bomboré mine in Burkina Faso enters commercial production
Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) announced Thursday that its Bomboré gold mine in Burkina Faso has now entered commercial production. “Commercial production at Bomboré is a significant milestone and…