Azimut cuts high-grade lithium near Winsome’s Adina
New drill results from Azimut Resources (TSXV: AZM) confirm a wide and high-grade lithium zone on the Galinée property in the James Bay region of Quebec, likely the southern extension…
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Nevada Copper on the auction block after filing for bankruptcy
Vancouver-based Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) has started a sales process as a part of a restructuring announced this week, which included filing for bankruptcy and halting its Pumpkin Hollow copper…
Ivanhoe Electric refutes Ma’aden share sale claims
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-AM, TSX: IE) addressed on Thursday what it said are misleading media headlines claiming that its joint venture partner, Saudi Arabian miner Ma’aden, planned to sell its shares…
Nevada Copper files for bankruptcy, names new boss
Cash-strapped miner Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, kicking off a restructuring process that will halt its Pumpkin Hollow mine. President and chief executive,…
Fireweed Metals nets $41.7M Lundin-backed financing for Yukon crit-mins exploration
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ) has boosted a private placement to $41.7 million to fund this year’s exploration in the Macpass critical minerals district of Yukon. The share offering supported by…
SolGold inks contract for Ecuador’s biggest project
SolGold (LSE, TSX: SOLG) signed a decades-long deal with the Ecuadorian government for the country’s largest-ever mining project, the US$3.2 billion Cascabel copper-gold mine. The shares gained a penny to…
Nevada Copper plunges as financing stalls
Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU; US-OTC: NEVDF) “significantly scaled down operations” at its Pumpkin Hollow mine after it failed to secure funding and two board members from its leading investor resigned. …
Calibre expects Q2 output drop after pit wall slide, maintains full-year guidance
Calibre Mining‘s (TSX: CXB; OTCQX: CXBMF) shares closed unchanged on Wednesday after falling 4% the day before when it said second-quarter gold production will decline following a partial wall collapse…
Australia directs Chinese crit-min backers to divest
Australia has ordered several China-linked investors to sell their 10.4% holding in rare earths project developer Northern Minerals (ASX: NTU) in a move similar to Canada’s two years ago. The…
Taseko halts BC copper mine Gibraltar as workers strike
More than 500 workers went on strike over the weekend at Taseko Mines’ (TSX: TKO; LSE: TKO; NYSE: TGB) Gibraltar copper operation in central British Columbia, following unsuccessful contract negotiations. A…
Cascadia Minerals soars on fund manager financing
Cascadia Minerals’ (TSXV: CAM) shares soared on Monday after the junior miner announced a $3.2 million private placement led by Michael Gentile, who plans to raise his stake to 9.99%…
Gina Rinehart ups stake in lithium-focused Vulcan
Gina Rinehart, the billionaire mining magnate who owns Hancock Prospecting, has boosted her ownership in Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX: VUL) to 7.5% by injecting nearly €12.5 million ($18.5 million) into…