Deep-sea mining tests resume as lost robot rescued
Belgium’s Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR) has resumed tests that could lead to the mining of battery minerals from the Pacific Ocean floor after it managed to recover a robot…
United States
Northern Dynasty releases ESG for Pebble project
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE:NAK), the company behind the controversial Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in Alaska, has released an environmental, social and governance (ESG) report for the proposed mine, as…
US Department of Energy provides funds for First Cobalt’s Iron Creek project
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute is giving Toronto-based junior First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) US$600,000 over two years for research on mineral processing techniques for the…
JV Article: Metamorphosis at Northern Vertex’s Moss gold mine in Arizona
When Northern Vertex (TSXV: NEE, US-OTC: NHVCF) released its first quarter production results of 9,912 gold equivalent ounces at its wholly owned Moss gold mine in Mohave County, Arizona on…
RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest gold mines
Despite being adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, global gold production still surpassed 100 million ounces in 2020 and is expected to bounce back this year as economies continue to recover…
Bunker Hill updates PEA for namesake zinc-lead-silver project in Idaho
Bunker Hill Mining (CNSX: BNKR; US-OTC: BHLL) has updated a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its zinc-lead-silver Bunker Hill mine project in northern Idaho. The Bunker Hill mine is located…
Stratabound Minerals to acquire California Gold Mining
Canada-focused junior Stratabound Minerals (TSXV: SB; US-OTC: SBMIF), which is advancing its Golden Culvert project in southeastern Yukon, 25 km north of Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) 3Aces project,…
US markets mixed, April 12-16
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.18% to finish the week at 34,200.67 and the S&P 500 fell 0.77% to 3,913.10. Spot gold rose US$32.30 per oz., or 1.85%, to US$1,776.50…
TSX up, April 12-16
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.64% to 19,351.32 during the April 12-16 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index jumped 4.81% to 111.25, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
HighGold Mining steps out Johnson Tract in Alaska
Final results for nine holes drilled as part of a 16,418-metre, 32-hole drill program completed last year at HighGold Mining’s (TSXV: HIGH; US-OTC: HGGOF) gold-polymetallic project in southcentral Alaska expand…
Piedmont grows its flagship lithium project in the US
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL), which in September signed a deal to supply Tesla with high-purity lithium, has boosted the resources at its flagship Piedmont Lithium project in the…
Rio Tinto kicks off lithium production in the US
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has kicked off lithium production from waste rock at a plant located at a borates mine it controls in the state of…