Cameco restarts Cigar Lake uranium mine
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced Wednesday its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan has resumed production activities following a temporary suspension due to challenges at the McClean Lake…
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Codelco pushes Maricunga lithium project start to 2034
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco said on Wednesday it now expects production from its Maricunga lithium project to begin in 2034 — a four-year delay for one of the country’s…
Antofagasta banks on stronger second half to hit copper goal
Chilean copper miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reaffirmed on Tuesday its full-year production guidance after second-quarter copper output edged lower, betting that stronger production in the second half will lift it…
Podcast: Greenland rare earths project in limbo amid government dispute, ft Daniel Mamadou
This week’s episode features Energy Transition Minerals managing director Daniel Mamadou in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the status of the company’s Kvanefjeld rare earths project in Greenland. Mamadou…
Canada bets on digital hub to speed mine permitting
Canada is using a centralized digital platform to help accelerate reviews of major mining and infrastructure projects by giving regulators, companies, Indigenous communities and the public access to the same…
SuperCritical wins US licence for seawater uranium tech
Exclusive DOE technology gives startup a path toward commercial uranium recovery as US nuclear fuel demand builds.
Montage sees Côte d’Ivoire’s Didievi as next gold asset
Montage Gold (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) says recent exploration work at its Didievi project in Côte d’Ivoire strengthens the case for what the company believes could become its next development…
Abasca expands Loki graphite resource in Saskatchewan
Abasca Resources (TSXV: ABA) has nearly doubled the resource while upgrading the category at its Loki flake graphite deposit in northern Saskatchewan as it prepares a preliminary economic assessment (PEA)….
Elevate buys Marenica stake to build Erongo scale
Elevate Uranium (ASX: EL8; US-OTC: ELVUF) will buy another 15% of the Marenica uranium project in Namibia, tightening control to 90% of a growing asset as it tests whether its…
Genesis boss says Vault merger is perfect pairing to create 3rd-biggest Aus-listed gold miner
Genesis Minerals (ASX: GMD) says its proposed merger with Vault Minerals (ASX: VAU) is the “perfect pairing” to create Australia’s third-largest locally-listed gold producer with A$2 billion (US$1.4 billion) in…
India to invest in foreign uranium mines
India’s state-owned power producer NTPC is looking to help finance overseas uranium mines to fuel the country’s plan to massively expand nuclear power generation in the coming decades. The world’s…
De Beers idles South Africa’s top diamond mine
De Beers will suspend production at its Venetia mine, South Africa’s highest-value diamond operation, for two years as the company cuts costs and streamlines its business to withstand a prolonged…