Casa poised to progress Keaper and Pitman polymetallic projects
Casa Minerals (TSXV: CASA) has optioned its Keaper polymetallic project — 15 km northeast of Terrace, B.C., less than 5 km from the company’s flagship Pitman polymetallic project — to…
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AME Roundup: Scheer promises to cut red tape
VANCOUVER — A Canadian government led by Andrew Scheer, the current leader of the official opposition Conservative Party of Canada, would repeal legislation currently before the Canadian Senate that he…
Lithium & Uranium Snapshot: Eight energized juniors on the move
While lithium and uranium markets were depressed in 2018, a rebound could occur, as demand pressures for both metals grow in the years ahead. Here’s a look at eight juniors…
Commentary: Lithium opportunities abound in Australia
The following is an edited excerpt from the publication “The lithium–ion battery value chain — new economy opportunities for Australia” by the Australian government’s Australian Trade and Investment Commission. To…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 131: Mining trends to watch in 2019 ft Deloitte’s Andrew Swart
This episode features an in-depth interview with Andrew Swart of accounting and management consulting giant Deloitte on the topic of major trends that miners need to keep an eye on…
Premier Gold to launch two mines in next 18 months
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) expects two new mines will come online over the next 12 to 18 months in Nevada at its South Arturo project, a 40%-owned…
Lumina confirms deposit at Gran Bestia
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM; US-OTC: LMGDF) has announced drill results from the Gran Bestia zone at its Cangrejos gold project in Ecuador that, along with drilling by the property’s previous…
AME Roundup: Rio Tinto on the lookout for BC porphyry deposits
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is known for its coal and copper-gold deposits, with a storied history of mining all three commodities. Now the second largest mining company in the world…
AME Roundup: BC exploration tax credits made permanent
VANCOUVER — Miners and explorers in British Columbia hit paydirt on Monday, with B.C. Premier John Horgan announcing that two investment-friendly tax credits would be made permanent and no longer…
Editorial: Tailings spill at Feijao is Vale’s worst yet, with 84 dead, 276 missing
Here we go again. With memories still fresh of Vale and BHP’s deadly Samarco iron ore tailings disaster in Mariana, Brazil in November 2015 — which killed 19 people —…
Uranium Energy lays groundwork for market recovery
Over the last two years, Uranium Energy (NYSE-AM: UEC) has taken advantage of the downturn in uranium markets and acquired uranium projects in the Powder River basin of Wyoming, Canada’s…
UxC’s Nick Carter expects uranium’s ‘gradual upward movement’
Nicolas Carter is an executive vice-president of uranium at UxC LLC, one of the nuclear industry’s market research and analysis companies. Carter has 21 years of nuclear industry experience. He…