SuperCritical wins US licence for seawater uranium tech
Exclusive DOE technology gives startup a path toward commercial uranium recovery as US nuclear fuel demand builds.
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IDEX finds tungsten in Idaho copper drilling
IDEX Metals (TSXV: IDEX; US-OTC: IDXMF) has found broad tungsten mineralization at its Freeze copper project in Idaho, giving the junior a second critical-metals angle at an early-stage copper play….
Ex-US Navy commander quits NovaRed copper firm over Noem hire
A retired U.S. Navy commander and Democratic congressional candidate this week quit his advisory board role with NovaRed Mining (CSE: NRED), saying he could not remain after the Vancouver company…
Lowry reserves extend Sandfire’s Black Butte copper mine life to 12 years
An updated economic study for Sandfire Resources America’s (TSX-V: SFR) Black Butte copper project in Montana adds reserves over the previous study from 2025, though investment returns remain modest. The…
Deep-sea mining threatens 60% of vent species: IUCN
More than 60% of the rare mollusc species living around deep-sea hydrothermal vents face extinction from proposed seabed mining, prompting the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to renew…
Billions in US-funded rare earths are Asia-bound: report
United States-backed rare earths producers are selling much of their output to Japan and South Korea because American magnet manufacturing has yet to catch up with Washington’s drive to build…
Rule Summit: Gold demand shifts from hedge to banker’s collateral
Gold’s rally is turning bullion from a hedge into working collateral, resource investors heard this week at the Rule Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida. Central bank buying, physical metal flows…
Rule Summit: Royalty juniors seek higher value in prolonged metals rally
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Smaller royalty companies say stronger metals prices and growing demand for mine financing are creating opportunities to narrow the valuation gap with larger royalty firms. London-based…
Rule Summit: Gold, critical minerals gain trust premium as money, supply chains fray
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Gold is returning as the “apex predator” of a debt-heavy financial system, while critical minerals are becoming the ground governments fight over, resource investors were told…
Rule Summit: Rule warns weak hands risk missing resource gains
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Metals and mining stocks could be headed for a summer pullback that might test investors before a longer resource bull market rewards those who buy quality…
Dakota Gold books high-grade assays at Richmond Hill
New drilling by Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) at its Richmond Hill gold project in South Dakota has identified additional pockets of higher-grade mineralization within the mine’s planned open-pit development area….
Editorial: Develop it or cede it
There is a paradox at the heart of Canada’s relationship with its own territory. The country sits atop some of the most valuable mineral deposits on earth: uranium, nickel, copper, rare earths, zinc….