Lotus Resources eyes 2025 Malawi uranium mine restart
Australia-based Lotus Resources (ASX: LOT; US-OTC: LTSRF) is on track to revive the mothballed Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi by late 2025 while it works to tap into the longer…
Canada
Sumitomo invests $14.5M for 9.9% of FPX Nickel
Sumitomo Metal Mining Canada is investing about $14.5 million in FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF), which holds the Baptiste greenfield development project in British Columbia. The private placement of…
Uranium developer Denison options Saskatchewan lithium brine project
Uranium-focused Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE: DNN) and lithium explorer Grounded Lithium (TSXV: GRD; US-OTC: GRDAF) have signed a deal that bets on low-cost extraction methods in Saskatchewan. The agreement…
TNM Drill Down: Apollo rises at Collective Mining’s Guayabales project
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from Dec. 29- Jan. 12. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data provider…
Eldorado Gold buys 9.9% of Amex Exploration to boost Perron project in Quebec
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is buying almost 10% of Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX; US-OTC: AMXEF) to advance the Perron gold project in the same northern Quebec district as…
FireFly Metals cuts bonanza copper grades at Green Bay, N.L.
Perth-based FireFly Metals (ASX: FFM) has released new assays of up to 19.4% copper-equivalent from its Green Bay copper-gold project in Newfoundland and Labrador, pushing its Sydney-quoted shares nearly 3%…
Taseko inks US$50M royalty deal to speed up Florence copper mine construction
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has inked a deal with Taurus Mining Royalty Fund that would allow it to speed up construction of its Florence copper mine…
Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies hunting for green technology metals
Green metals are critical to new decarbonization technologies including lithium-ion batteries, electric and hybrid vehicles, while rising demand for nuclear energy projects is spurring the increase in uranium prices. Here…
Alamos Gold to acquire Quebec-focused junior Orford Mining in all-share deal
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) announced on Monday that it will acquire Quebec-focused junior Orford Mining (TSXV: ORM) in an all-share transaction valuing the company at $24 million or…
First Quantum to halt Ravensthorpe nickel mine for two years
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which is reeling from the forced closure of its giant copper mine in Panama, will halt mining at its Ravensthorpe nickel operation in…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame celebrates industry-making feats of five new inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (CMHF) held its 36th annual induction ceremony on Thursday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, welcoming five new honourees, and bringing total membership up…
Winsome looks to quickly scale up Adina lithium project in Quebec
Just months after unveiling an initial resource for its Adina lithium project in Quebec, Perth-based Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) is gearing up to grow the deposit, which is located in…