Rinehart buys 18% in Azure Minerals to block SQM takeover
Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting said on Friday it had acquired 18% of Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS), in a strategic move aimed at…
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Atlantic Lithium gets go-ahead for Ghana’s first battery metal mine
Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) has the green light to develop Ghana’s first lithium operation after its local subsidiary received a mining permit for its flagship…
Supreme Court ruling to reshape Canadian environmental assessment rules
In a landmark decision that has reignited the age-old debate about the division of powers between federal and provincial authorities, Canada’s Supreme Court has declared…
Explorers in Colombia keep spending amid Petro government’s leftist rhetoric
More than a year after Colombia’s leftist president Gustavo Petro took power, investment by public companies is rising along with their exploration activity, despite initial…
Adventus, Salazar delay construction of Ecuador project
Adventus Mining (TSXV: ADZN) and Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) have delayed the start of construction at their US$250-million Curipamba-El Domo copper-gold project in Ecuador from…
Canadian miners drive value in TSX Top 30 rankings
Seven out of the 30 companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange’s TSX30 list, which ranks the top-performing stocks over three years, are in the mining…
Canada, France boost critical minerals cooperation
The governments of Canada and France have agreed to work on deepening their bilateral cooperation on critical minerals, the group of key metals and minerals…
Codelco in talks with Australia’s Lithium Power on potential deal
Australia’s Lithium Power International (ASX: LPI) confirmed Thursday it was in talks with Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco about a potential deal to jointly mine…
Ford halts work on US$3.5B EV battery plant with CATL
Ford has pressed the pause button on its US$3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan, only seven months after launching the project with China’s CATL. The…
Kodal Minerals lithium project in Mali unfazed by new law
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) said on Friday it is moving its Bougouni lithium project in Mali into the next development phase as won’t be affected…
Billionaire Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting takes major stake in Liontown
Hancock Prospecting, owned by Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart, confirmed on Monday market rumours indicating her company had increased its stake in lithium miner Liontown Resources…
Northern Dynasty updates Pebble PEA, adds southern access route
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) has published an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Pebble copper project, which includes an infrastructure plan…