Saskatchewan’s first lithium brine project OK’d
Arizona Lithium (ASX: AZL) has received approval to start stage one production at its Prairie lithium brine project in Saskatchewan, the province’s first. The green light,…
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AbraSilver rises on ‘best-ever’ gold hit at Diablillos
Drilling by AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) at its Diablillos project in northwest Argentina returned 31 metres grading 10 grams gold per tonne and 16…
Newcore drilling reveals growth potential at Enchi
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) said drilling at its Enchi gold project in southwestern Ghana encountered multiple wide zones of higher-grade gold mineralization. Shares rose….
Perpetua gets final U.S. OK for fast-tracked Stibnite
Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq: PPTA; TSX: PPTA) says it’s obtained the final federal approval for the $1.3 billion capex Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho that U.S….
Opinion: The Global Hunger Games of commodities
This article caught my attention last week: ‘Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans.’ The brief: The Trump…
Gold miner Navoi issues $500M Eurobond
Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Co., the world’s fourth-largest gold miner, has placed a new $500 million corporate bond in London following a $1-billion issue in…
Rio’s $1.7B upgrades century-old Quebec hydro dam
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is investing $1.7 billion (US$1.22 billion) to modernize its Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, first commissioned in 1926, to make…
Ex-LBMA exec adopts blockchain to trace gold
Sakhila Mirza must turn a decade of rule-making experience at the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) into real-world systems as incoming president of New York-based…
Video: Suspect arrested in Peru gold mine massacre
The main suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 13 gold miners in Peru has been arrested in Colombia, according to the Peru’s Ministry of…
Manitoba fires threaten Tanco lithium-cesium mine
Sinomine’s Tanco mine in southeast Manitoba, one of Canada’s two lithium mines, faces risks as wildfires continued to rage in the area on Friday, while…
$4,800 gold price in 5 years: Incrementum
Gold could exceed $4,800 per oz. by December 2030 based on a probable base-case scenario, Liechtenstein-based gold fund Incrementum outlined in its In Gold We Trust…
Lynas produces first heavy rare earths outside China
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) has become the first producer of so-called ‘heavy’ rare earths outside of China following the successful production of dysprosium…