Alphamin nears production at Bisie in DRC
Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM; US-OTC: AFMJF) is nearing production at its Bisie tin project in North Kivu, a province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Katanga Q4 loss on suspended cobalt sales, higher costs
Katanga Mining (TSX: KAT; US-OTC: KATFF) lost $116 million in 2018’s fourth quarter to end the year with $13.4 million in gross profit, a result of temporary cobalt sale suspensions,…
Cost-overruns sink shares of Nemaska Lithium
Eight months after the start of construction of its Whabouchi lithium project in Quebec, Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF) says it will cost another $375 million to complete the…
Bolivia’s door creaks open to foreign mining investment
SANTIAGO, CHILE — A first-of-its kind deal between Bolivia’s state mining company Comibol and Vancouver-based explorer New Pacific Metals (TSXV: NUAG; US-OTC: NUPMF) promises to usher in a new period of…
United States Snapshot: Ten companies with projects on the go in the USA
Mining and mineral exploration in the U.S. has been on an uptick in recent years, thanks to higher gold and silver prices, and an easing in some regulatory burdens. Here’s…
First Cobalt extends mineralization at Iron Creek in Idaho
First Cobalt (TXSV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has extended copper-cobalt mineralization along strike at both its Waite zone and No Name zone, part of its Iron Creek cobalt project in Idaho….
TSX Venture dips, Feb 4-8: Max Resources, Bonterra Resources, Redzone Resources
The TSX/S&P Venture Composite Index slipped 1.7% to end the trading week at 611.94. Shares of Max Resource rose 111% to 38¢. The company recently expanded the zone through surface…
American Lithium drilling Nevada claystones
American Lithium (TSXV: LI; US-OTC: LIACF) is about to drill its 6.3 sq. km Tonopah lithium claystone (TLC) project near Tonopah, Nevada. Over the next six weeks the company will…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #19: America’s worrying lack of a battery-minerals supply chain ft Benchmark’s Moores
Simon Moores, managing director of battery minerals advisory firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, appeared before a U.S. Senate committee for energy and minerals on Feb. 5, 2019, to once again sound…
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…
Antofagasta posts record copper production
Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) set a new record last year with group copper production of 725,300 tonnes, and the company expects it will produce 750,000-790,000 tonnes of the red metal this…