Toronto Exchange to launch battery metals index
Canada’s Toronto Stock Exchange will launch on Tuesday a battery metals index to support the critical minerals sector and offer insights into the energy transition. The S&P/TSX Battery Metals Index…
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Maritime closing in on feasibility for Hammerdown gold project
Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE) has provided an update on its 100%-owned Hammerdown gold project, which it is advancing towards the feasibility stage, after finalizing the project design and obtaining most…
BofA identifies the prime causes of violent metal short squeezes
New analysis published by Bank of America Global Research has found on-warrant metal inventories and net non-commercial positions as the leading metrics that could signal the risk of violent short…
Winsome achieves ‘exceptional’ lithium recoveries from metallurgical testing
Australia-based lithium developer Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) has received results of metallurgical test on composite samples from its 100% owned Cancet and Adina projects in the James Bay region of…
Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for precious metals, uranium and more
As known resources are depleted and projected demand for key minerals increases, finding the next new deposits has become more urgent. Here are eight exploration companies that are focused on…
Mayfair Gold purchases offsets to make Fenn-Gib a rare ‘carbon-neutral’ project in Canada
Mayfair Gold (TSXV: MFG) recently completed the purchase of carbon offsets to account for its 2021 emissions, making its Fenn-Gib gold exploration project in northern Ontario carbon neutral. Companies can…
New Found Gold probes ‘elephant’ potential of Queensway project
Success begets success; in the mining industry, jurisdictions that continually reward exploration companies for their efforts will attract more attention and more exploration. In Newfoundland and Labrador, a number of…
Nuinsco publishes first resource for Prairie Lake critical minerals in Ontario
Nuinsco Resources (CSE: NWI; OTC: NWIFF) has published an initial resource estimate for its Prairie Lake critical minerals and phosphate project. The property is located 28 km north of the…
Adventus, Salazar granted ESIA for copper-gold project in Ecuador
Salazar Resources (TSX-V: SRL) and Adventus Mining (TSX-V: ADZN) continue to expand their footprint in Ecuador with the government approving the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for their Curipamba-El…
Defense Metals shows improved REE recoveries for Wicheeda ore with acid-bake process
Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; OTC: DFMTF) has released initial results of the alternative acid-bake process testing mineralized feed from the company’s Wicheeda rare earth element (REE) project. This hydrometallurgy program,…
Gold Fields to become world’s No. 4 gold miner with US$6.7B Yamana Gold buy
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) is buying Canada’s Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) in an all-share deal worth US$6.7 billion, which will make it the…
Vanstar doubles drill program as it looks to go deep at Bousquet-Odyno in Quebec
Vanstar Mining (TSXV: VSR) has reported “promising” partial results from its initial drill program at the Bousquet-Odyno project in Quebec, where it hopes to expand the gold system at depth….