S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index tumbles more than 5% in June 27-July 1 trading week
Over the June 27 to July 1 trading week, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 35.1 points or 5.38%, to end at 617.26. Among the top gainers in terms of…
Canada
Rock Tech Lithium assays up to 1.37% Li2O from drilling at Georgia Lake
Rock Tech Lithium (TSXV: RCK; OTC: RCKTF) has released new assay results from ongoing drilling at its 100%-owned Georgia Lake lithium project in Ontario. Located between Nipigon and Beardmore, the…
Canada’s Top Ten miners by market cap
Canada contains vast mineral resources and is considered a tier one mining jurisdiction with a skilled workforce and robust regulatory environment. Canadian mining companies are leaders in the exploration and…
Video: How mining could get to net zero before 2050 – ESG panel
The mining world has quickly embraced environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and more companies are seeing the need to meet those priorities, even on the level of investment, said…
EDM Resources secures US$24M loan to take Scotia mine towards commercial production
EDM Resources (TSXV: EDM) has entered into a definitive credit agreement with Swiss base metals trading company IXM for US$24 million in debt financing to advance the company’s Scotia mine towards…
Post Noront takeover, Wyloo gets to work on Ring of Fire assets: Exclusive interview
Wyloo Metals made a big splash last year with its battle against Australian behemoth BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) for control of Ring of Fire junior Noront Resources. …
Geoscience BC expands mineral database searchable by location
Geoscience BC has completed a new project that would make data for hundreds more mineral exploration and development reports in British Columbia searchable by location for the first time. National…
Kinross to publish Great Bear resource estimate with 2022 results
Canada’s Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) expects to declare an initial mineral resource for its recently acquired Great Bear gold project in Red Lake, Ont., as part of its…
Video: Energy metals panel discuss why the emerging critical minerals supply chain is key to cutting carbon
As demand for critical minerals increases in the society-wide push for decarbonization, the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and China’s control over critical minerals have demonstrated how important it…
Site visit: Fireweed Zinc rebrands in pivot to the broader critical metals market
Yukon-focused explorer Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTCQB: FWEDF) has rebranded as Fireweed Metals to reflect its metamorphosis into a critical minerals-focused company. The name change follows its early June acquisition…
Western Copper feasibility on Casino outlines $2.3B after-tax NPV, $3.6B capex
Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN) has shared the feasibility study on its flagship Casino deposit located 300 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon. The project is being developed…
More than a mine: A tale of two historic British Columbia mining camps
British Columbia’s Britannia Mine Museum has launched a new summer exhibit that takes a nostalgic look back on the recreational activities and social gatherings that built resiliency in its two former remote…