China hits back at US tariffs with mineral export curbs
China unveiled a series of retaliatory measures against the United States on Tuesday, including restrictions on the export of five critical metals used in defence,…
Tungsten
London Symposium JV Video: Demesne Resources vies to be NA’s next tungsten producer
Demesne Resources (CSE: DEME; US-OTC: DEMRF) is looking to revive the past-producing IMA tungsten underground mine in east-central Idaho with potential backing from the United…
AME Roundup: BC’s Eby proposes 3-pronged approach to ‘bizarre’ U.S. tariffs threat
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday outlined a three-part plan to counter proposed United States tariffs on Canadian imports during remarks at a Vancouver…
Financing: US Energy Dept. hands out billions
In mid-December, the U.S Department of Energy announced a conditional loan of US$755 million to battery materials and technology company Novonix to build a plant…
Americans fund Fireweed’s NWT tungsten project
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) on Friday secured millions in U.S. and Canadian critical minerals project funding. The U.S. Department of Defense invested about…
Strong zinc results at Fireweed’s Macpass in Yukon point to resource upgrade for Tom target
High-grade zinc results from drilling at Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) Macpass project in eastern Yukon bring potential for significantly growing resources at the…
China germanium, gallium ban could cost US$3.4B
According to the USGS, gallium prices could increase by more than 150% and germanium prices by 26% in the event of a total ban.
Almonty nears first production at its tungsten mine in South Korea
Almonty Industries (TSX: AII, ASX: AII), which is closing in on first production from its Sangdong tungsten mine in South Korea later this year, says…
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel to boost mining sector
Canada on Monday introduced weighty tariffs on steel, aluminum and electric vehicle (EV) imports from China in a move the government said will protect the…
Infographic: Yukon’s critical minerals resources grow
The Klondike Gold Rush and later exploration and production elevated the Yukon as a legendary source of gold. But the territory always hosted large critical…
Site visit: Fireweed closes in on Far North critical minerals boom
Remote eastern Yukon —The snow-peaked mountains and green valleys of eastern Yukon may seem like a place that would attract only wily old prospectors and extreme…
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….