Site visit: Unearthing the lithium ‘gold rush’ in Nevada
While precious metals-focused juniors are working to revive Nevada’s tired Tonopah Silver District, lithium discoveries to the north, west and south of the desert town’s…
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Stellantis inks rare earths offtake accord with NioCorp
In its latest deal to lock down raw materials supplies, automaker Stellantis N.V. (NYSE: STLA) has signed a preliminary agreement with NioCorp Developments (TSX: NB;…
Pure-play nickel company Lifezone Metals rises on NYSE debut
Battery metals development company Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday following the business combination between special purpose…
Araguaia permits put Horizonte on track for first production in early 2024
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) is set to begin mining activities at its 100%-owned Araguaia nickel project in Brazil, now that it has state…
SQM grows Aussie footprint with Tambourah earn-in deal
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, has inked an earn-in agreement with Tambourah Metals (ASX: TMB) covering the Australian explorer’s Julimar North project…
How working with artisanal miners can reduce risk and generate value
Large-scale and artisanal-scale mining (ASM) are often at odds. Artisanal miners are frequently seen as squatters by large-scale companies, using land concessions without formal rights….
Video: New discoveries needed to revive Canada’s flagging diamond sector
Canada’s natural diamond market needs a new discovery to invigorate investor interest in a flagging industry, says sector heavyweight Eira Thomas. The Lucara Diamond (TSX:…
Altona to resume drilling at rare earths project in Mozambique
Altona Rare Earths (LSE: REE) said on Wednesday it had reopened its Monte Muambe rare earths project in Mozambique, with drilling to resume on or…
Barrick Gold rolls out new 10-year plan at Kibali mine
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) said on Wednesday it was rolling out a new 10-year plan at its Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic…
Patriot Battery Metals shares rise on metallurgical test work ahead of first resource at Corvette
Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET; ASX: PMT) has announced high lithium oxide (Li2O) recoveries from heavy liquid separation (HLS) testing on pegmatites from its Corvette…
Strike at Newmont’s Peñasquito to further hurt Mexico’s mining sector
Mexico’s chamber of mines (Camimex) is warning the halt of Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) Peñasquito gold-silver operation due to a strike now on its…
Artemis Gold receives Fisheries Act permit for BC mine
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) has received the permit from Fisheries and Oceans Canada for its Blackwater project in central British Columbia, which allows the company…