BHP, Ivanhoe Electric to hunt for US copper together
Mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP; LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP) and Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE: IE; TSX: IE) have partnered to explore for copper and other critical minerals in selected areas in…
United States
Video: How geopolitics is opening up downstream funding for miners
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) is attuned to companies seeking geopolitical certainty in their metals as well as a high environmental social and governance score and low carbon footprint, CEO…
Introducing the Energy Transition Metals Summit
The inaugural Energy Transition Metals Summit in Washington, D.C., brought together mine developers and explorers, miners, battery makers and government to tackle the mismatch between demand and supply for the…
Democrats seek probe into foreign mining on public land
Democrats in the United States House of Representatives want to know how much the government knows about about foreign investment in mining on federally managed lands. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the…
JV Video: Faraday Copper adds value to ‘one of largest’ red metal resources in US
Faraday Copper‘s (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) Copper Creek project in Arizona hosts enough red metal to make it “one of the largest undeveloped copper resources in the United States,” CEO…
U.S. Gold surges after obtaining Wyoming mining permit
U.S. Gold (Nasdaq: USAU) surged on Wednesday after the company said the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality issued the surface mining permit for the CK gold project, a key milestone….
Fortescue begins building Arizona green hydrogen plant
Australia’s Fortescue (ASX: FMG) has begun building its first “green” hydrogen plant in Arizona, which is expected to produce up to 11,000 tonnes of the element annually, aimed at decarbonization…
Underwater power play for metals in full swing
Despite its stranglehold on mining and processing, there’s one arena of critical minerals that China doesn’t control – underwater resources. No one does, as deep sea mining has yet to…
Kazatomprom uranium sales lag behind production
The world’s top uranium producer, Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), reported a 10% increase in production in its first quarter results, while sales were down by more than a half compared to…
Aluminum: the copper grid alternative
From the humble drink can to the airframe of an F-16 fighter jet, aluminum’s role in the global economy is diverse and critical. Like copper, aluminum is used in established…
Contango grows Alaska gold footprint with two buys
Emerging North American gold producer Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) is boosting its landholding and production in Alaska with the acquisition of Canada’s HighGold Mining (TSXV: HIGH; US-OTC: HGMIF) and an…
Treasury Metals to buy Giustra-backed Blackwolf Copper and Gold
Treasury Metals (TSX: TML; US-OTC: TSRMF) is bolstering its balance sheet and management with a deal to acquire Alaska-focused Blackwolf Copper and Gold (TSXV: BWCG; US-OTC: BWCGF) and its development-stage…