Canada Nickel completes current drilling phase at Crawford, reports best interval to date
Canada Nickel Co. (TSXV: CNC; OTC: CNIKF) has completed the current phase of drilling at its flagship Crawford nickel sulphide project in Ontario, and is…
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Miners welcome Biden’s Defense Production Act use as ‘urgently’ needed
Mining companies and analysts have described U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to authorize the Defense Production Act to increase battery metals production and reduce the…
Chile environmental regulator files charges against Teck at Quebrada Blanca
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B) (NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, is facing eight charges filed by Chile’s environmental regulator SMA, which claims the miner failed to…
Serbian elections to reshape debate on Rio Tinto’s Jadar project
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) might have the licence for its $2.4 billion lithium project in Serbia reinstated should the country’s pro-mining president, Aleksandar Vučić,…
Li-ion battery breakthrough improves safety profile
U.S. and China-based researchers have developed a 3D, interconnected, thermally-conductive boron nitride network that greatly improves thermal conductivity in lithium-ion batteries. In a paper published…
Investments from autocratic states need full ICA review, says parliamentary committee
All investments made by firms from authoritarian regimes should undergo the complete security review process stated in the Investment Canada Act (ICA), a parliamentary committee…
Clean Air Metals seeks continuity between zones at Escape project
Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR; OTC: CLRMF) has received new assays from drilling at the Escape platinum group-copper-nickel deposit, part of its flagship Thunder Bay…
Taseko ups reserves, extends Gibraltar mine life by 23 years
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has upped its proven and probable sulphide reserves by 40% to 640.5 million tonnes grading 0.25% copper…
Scotiabank speculates on next round of likely gold mergers, with Kinross, Yamana, high on the list
The ongoing trend of mergers in the gold sector is expected to continue this year with companies like Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), Yamana…
Sabina Gold completes $126.5M bought deal; Goose project now fully financed
Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB; OTC: SGSVF) has completed a bought-deal offering with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets for gross…
Skeena inks deals to acquire BC-based QuestEx and sell selected properties to Newmont
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) has signed a cash-and-stock deal to acquire B.C.-based QuestEx Gold & Copper (TSXV: QEX; US-OTC: QEX) for about $48.6…
NDP MPs table bills for more scrutiny on Canadian companies operating abroad
MPs from the New Democratic Party (NDP) have tabled two private bills aimed at increasing accountability for Canadian companies that violate human rights abroad and…