Winsome boosts Adina lithium resource by 33%
An update to Winsome Resources‘ (ASX: WR1) Adina lithium project in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec raises the resource estimate by 33% over the previous estimate in…
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JV Video: Scandium Canada engages locals in rare earth project, CEO says
Scandium Canada (TSXV: SCD; OTCQB: SCDCF) has signed a pre-development agreement with a First Nation as the Crater Lake scandium rare earths project gathers speed in northern Quebec, CEO Guy…
Prairie lithium brines: Gauging potential producers
Canada’s Prairie provinces are emerging as hotspots of lithium brine exploration activity, as companies utilize oil and gas infrastructure and extraction methods to access brines through thousands of wells. Almost…
Video: McEwen aims to build copper industry’s ‘jewel’ at Los Azules in Argentina
Mining entrepreneur Rob McEwen wants to build the Los Azules copper project in Argentina’s high desert with advanced mining facilities, a hotel and visitor’s centre blending into the landscape. “I’d…
Production drilling starts at Arizona Lithium project
The start of drilling marks the launch of Canada’s first commercial lithium production plant, the miner said.
China’s CITIC to sell up to 2% stake in Ivanhoe Mines
CITIC Metal Co. is planning to sell a small portion of its holdings in Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) through public trades or privately through block trades, or the combination of…
Hecla CEO Baker resigns
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) president and CEO Phillips Baker is being replaced by chairman Catherine Boggs as the largest silver miner in the United States searches for a permanent replacement. Baker,…
JV Video: Quebec mineral policy drives growth, resource ministry says
Quebec’s four-year-old critical minerals policy has spurred a 600% investment updraft and doubled the number of projects to 36, a government mining program director says. The province had formed deep…
China’s solar panel surge powers silver price
Silver has broken through a mental price barrier to its highest level in more than a decade, driven in part by China’s surging solar panel industry and investor demand, analysts…
Utah top spot for mine investment, says Fraser Institute
Utah took over the No.1 spot in the Fraser Institute’s 2023 global ranking of jurisdictions for mining investment, while Saskatchewan and Quebec were in the top five. Utah beat out its…
Video: Crackdown on gay rights in some regions raises safety concerns for miners, Quartermain says
Mining companies must consider human rights issues in their international operations, Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Bob Quartermain said in an April interview. Recent legislative changes in Ghana and…
Equinox pours first gold at Greenstone
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) has poured first gold on schedule at its now 100%-owned Greenstone gold project in northern Ontario, the company’s flagship asset. In April, the miner bought out…