Power Nickel earns 80% of Nisk project in Quebec, adds polymetallic zone
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) increased its ownership of the Nisk project to 80% from Critical Elements Lithium (CRE: TSXV) and reported new drill results…
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GoviEx plunges as Niger uranium project faces deadline
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU; US-OTC: GVXXF) says it’s discussing with Niger’s military leaders how to avoid losing its Madaouela project licence if it fails to start the…
Lithium Americas seeks US$275M in share sale for Thacker Pass project in Nevada
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) is raising US$275 million through a stock offering weeks after getting initial approval for a record government loan to advance…
Altona Rare Earths strikes copper deal in Botswana
Shares in Altona Rare Earths (LSE: REE) gained more than a third on Tuesday after saying it had inked a deal to acquire the majority…
NexGen confident in uranium project OK even as nuclear regulator pauses process
Shares in NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) have risen by half in the past six months on surging uranium prices but the federal regulator…
Dundee’s Goodman on how to avoid mining’s investment pitfalls
Jonathan Goodman has had it with rosy economic studies from junior miners that fail to live up to expectations. “Have you ever seen a feasibility…
Boss Energy’s rebooted Honeymoon uranium mine in Australia counts days to first metal
Boss Energy (ASX: BOE) is two weeks away from producing its first drums of uranium as it restarts its Honeymoon mine in New South Wales,…
Tesla can’t dodge activist shareholder proposal on deep-sea mining: SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared the way for an activist proposal on sea-floor mining to be considered at Tesla’s upcoming annual general…
Sigma Lithium adds production line to nearly double output next year in Brazil
The miner plans to increase production at its Grota do Cirilo project to 520,000 tonnes per year.
MP Materials wins US$58.5M tax credit for Texas rare earth magnet factory to supply GM
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is being funded US$58.5 million from the United States government to finish building the country’s first integrated rare earth magnet plant,…
Global Atomic plunges as Niger’s junta expels US troops
Shares in Global Atomic (TSX: GLO) have dropped nearly a third since the military rulers of Niger, where the company is developing its Dasa uranium…
Poor forecasting triggers big writedowns for miners while some get lucky, study shows
Mining companies must improve their metal price forecasting to reduce mine failures and increase long-term returns for investors, according to a new study. Tumbling metal…