China takes strides in rubidium extraction
China has achieved a technological breakthrough in the production of rubidium, the South China Morning Post has reported, as Beijing looks to expand its dominance in the critical minerals supply…
Canada
Video: Exploits Discovery leaps from zero to 680,000 oz gold in Ontario and Quebec
It took about one month for Exploits Discovery (CSE: NFLD; US-OTC: NFLDF) to transform itself from a zero-ounce minnow to holding about 680,000 oz. of historical gold resources in Quebec…
Dundee Precious Metals to buy Adriatic in $1.25B deal
Canada’s Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) is acquiring UK-based Adriatic Metals (LSE: ADT1) in a cash-and-stock deal worth $1.25 billion (C$1.7 billion), marking the latest in a wave of foreign…
Novagold sees Donlin feasibility study by end ’27: CEO
Novagold Resources (TSX: NG) is pressing ahead with an updated feasibility study for its Donlin Gold project in Alaska now that Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) is no longer…
Opinion: Why Canada must step up in mining
My family and I came to Canada from Romania when I was in Grade 9 – newcomers with suitcases in hand, no real plan, and no exposure to mining –…
Osisko Metals intersects 2% copper at Gaspé project
Drilling at Osisko Metals’ (TSX: OM) flagship Gaspé project in eastern Quebec returned results as high as 25.6 metres grading 2.19% copper, the company said. That result, in hole 30-1070 from…
Spotlight: Global gold and silver projects – Part 2
Economic and geopolitical uncertainty continues to fuel the gold price rally in 2025, while industrial demand is lifting silver prices. Here’s a look at eight juniors with interesting gold and…
No takers for Nova Scotia uranium blocks post-ban
Nova Scotia, having recently lifted its decades-long ban on uranium exploration, says it has not received any bids for the request for proposals (RFPs) covering three areas prospective of the…
Alberta coal mines gravely threaten fish, study shows
Leachings from historic coal mines in southwest Alberta could poison and even kill off downstream fish populations, according to a new scientific study released as a Calgary-based explorer seeks to…
JV video: Quebec links investors, communities in mining development push
Quebec has established a network of agencies, implemented legal reforms and developed AI tools to speed up the development of critical minerals projects, strategic advisor Jonathan Lafontaine says. The package…
JV video: Equity Metals tests Silver Queen porphyry in BC
Equity Metals (TSXV: EQTY) plans to push its Silver Queen resource in British Columbia past 100 million oz. gold-equivalent in the near term, vice-president for exploration Robert Macdonald says. Since…
JV video: Mandalay-Alkane merger to make 180,000 oz. miner by 2026
The all-share merger of Mandalay Resources (TSX: MND) and Alkane Resources (ASX: ALK) looks set to mint a new billion-dollar gold-antimony miner as sector consolidation continues. Both companies’ boards agreed…