Rio gains control of Nemaska, eyes $300M investment
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) said it plans to invest more than $300 million (C$411 million) this year to expand its lithium business in Quebec after assuming control of Nemaska…
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Gold, rare earths top TSXV’s performers
Gold’s surge to record highs and renewed interest in rare earths did more than lift producers in 2025, it propelled some of the industry’s riskier themes to the top of…
Roundup Video: Kodiak resumes drilling after first MPD resource
Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) plans a stepped-up drill campaign at its MPD copper-gold project near Princeton, B.C., after releasing an initial resource estimate in December that CEO Claudia…
Capstone sinks on lacklustre production outlook
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) shares dropped after the company disclosed weaker-than-expected 2026 output targets due to lower grades at the Mantos Blancos operation and the lingering effects of a…
Roundup Video: Azimut pivots to advanced exploration
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) is stepping up drilling at its Elmer and Wabamisk projects in Quebec’s James Bay after a run of discoveries, president and CEO Jean-Marc Lulin…
YMP targets mining education for elementary schools
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) is expanding its outreach beyond networking and scholarships with a new grassroots campaign aimed at introducing elementary school students to the mining industry through children’s…
JV Video: The hidden foundation – how rare earths built the modern world
The technologies shaping the future all rely on a single, fragile link: rare earth elements (REEs). These 17 metals are obscure to most — but together, they form the hidden…
Ontario fast-tracks Kinross’ Great Bear gold project
Ontario is upgrading Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) Great Bear project to its One Project One Process framework, Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce said on Tuesday. The $1.4-billion…
Bullion rally has legs, Scotiabank says
Sustained central bank buying, heightened geopolitical uncertainty and rising investor flows into exchange traded funds are some of the main factors that could keep propelling gold higher over the coming…
Roundup Video: Star Copper reports wide copper-gold drill assays
Early drilling at Star Copper’s (CSE: STCU; US-OTC: STCUF) namesake project in northern British Columbia has confirmed broad near-surface copper-gold mineralization, reinforcing the case for a larger porphyry system at…
Roundup Video: Northisle leans on $2B PEA to push North Island forward
Northisle Copper and Gold (TSXV: NCX; US-OTC: NTCPF) plans to take its North Island copper-gold project on northern Vancouver Island to a prefeasibility study by year-end, CEO Sam Lee said….
Treasure Hunt Video: Alberta retirees win latest treasure hunt prize
Gold may dominate headlines for its price, but in southern British Columbia it recently became the reward for sharp research and family teamwork. Jeff and Jeannie Buckles, a retired geotechnical…