GoldSpot AI to look for lithium, tantalum targets in Quebec
GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. (TSXV: SPOT; OTCQX: SPOFF) will use its proprietary machine learning and artificial intelligence technology to look for lithium and tantalum exploration targets…
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Taseko shakes management up as top bosses to retire
Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) is reshuffling responsibilities among some of its most senior executives, as the miner’s top boss, Russell…
Rio Tinto opens new scandium plant in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has started up its new commercial scale demonstration plant to produce high quality scandium oxide. The plant…
BHP to pick port ahead of Jansen potash mine decision
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner, is weeks away from deciding whether to go ahead with its long-delayed Jansen potash…
Canada’s Coal Association responds to Ottawa’s thermal coal mine ban
The Coal Association of Canada says Ottawa’s recent ban on new thermal coal mining projects or plans to expand existing mines on environmental damage grounds…
Golden Bear discovery could be a ‘gamechanger’ for Osisko at Windfall
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has made a new, high-grade gold discovery just 1 km north of its Windfall project in Quebec, cutting 6.7 metres of…
Denison and UEX hash out $40.5M joint ownership deal for JCU
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-AM: DNN) and UEX Corp. (TSX: UEX; US-OTC: UEXCF) have hashed out a deal that will see each company with a…
Copper Mountain Mining on runway to triple 2020 output
British Columbia-based Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; ASX: C6C) is on a runway to triple 2020 production in the medium term, president and CEO Gil…
Teck on track to double copper output by 2023, Don Lindsay says
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK-B; NYSE: TECK) is preparing to double its copper output by 2023 to take advantage of accelerated metal demand from global economic…
Voisey’s Bay underground expansion delivers first ore
June 11 marked the milestone first production of ore from the underground expansion project at the Voisey’s Bay nickel-cobalt mine owned by Vale (NYSE: VALE)….
TSX Ventures slips, June 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 0.17% to finish the trading week at 979.70. Spot gold fell by US$14.20 per oz., or 0.75%, to US$1,877.80…
Jetti Resources’ technology could help unlock millions of tonnes of copper from tailings
A new technology by Jetti Resources that can be used to extract copper from mine waste could be a “game-changer” for the copper industry, says…