Aclara nears new rare earth supply chain outside China
Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has inaugurated its rare earths separation pilot plant in Virginia, marking the start of one of the few integrated supply chains for the metals outside of…
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Freeport seeks permit for $7.5B Chile copper expansion
U.S. miner Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) has begun the environmental permitting process for a $7.5-billion expansion of its majority-owned El Abra copper mine in Chile. The project, owned 51% by Freeport…
Resolution Copper clears land hurdle after years-long legal fight
Rio Tinto (LSE, NYSE, ASX: RIO) has secured control of land in Arizona needed to advance its Resolution Copper project after U.S. authorities completed a long-contested land exchange, marking a…
Gold price drops to one month-low
Gold dropped below the $5,000-an-ounce level for the first time in a month amid concerns that conflict-induced inflation could derail the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut path. On Wednesday, spot gold went…
Congo to OK first mine sale in US deal
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reportedly ready to approve the sale of Chemaf to U.S.-based Virtus Minerals, advancing a strategic minerals partnership between Washington and the African nation…
Dakota Gold sees expansion potential at Richmond Hill
New drilling by Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) at the Richmond Hill oxide heap-leach gold project in South Dakota suggests mineralization extends beyond the deposit’s known limits. Expansion drill hole RH25C-359 –…
Sponsored JV Video at PDAC: Onyen warns weak disclosure can shut miners out of funding
Miners that cannot back up sustainability and governance claims with hard data risk losing access to capital as disclosure rules tighten and lenders demand proof, Onyen founder and CEO Laurie…
Sponsored Video at PDAC: Great Western fast-tracks Nevada tungsten drilling
Great Western Mining (LSE-AIM: GWMO) plans to fast-track drilling at its Defender-Pine Crow tungsten project in Nevada after raising about £3.25 million (C$6 billion), with new CEO Ed Loye targeting…
Orion’s largest fundraising lifts total past $9B
Orion Resource Partners has completed the final close of its Mine Finance Fund IV at $2.2 billion, representing its biggest fundraising to date. Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other…
Chinese firm idles Canada’s only antimony mine
Canada’s only primary antimony mine, the Beaver Brook operation in Newfoundland and Labrador, has remained idle despite rising demand for the strategic metal, highlighting growing concerns over Western dependence on…
Collective shifts HQ to Miami, stays Canadian
Collective Mining (TSX: CNL; NYSE-A: CNL) is shifting its executive headquarters from Toronto to Miami as the Colombia-focused explorer seeks closer access to its operations and deeper United States capital…
Southern Cross drills antimony discovery in Australia
Drilling at Southern Cross Gold’s (TSX: SXGC; ASX: SX2; US-OTC: SXGCF) Sunday Creek project in Australia returned the strongest gold-antimony result yet at the Apollo target. Shares rose. Highlight hole…