Chibougamau offers Central Asia copper growth: BMO
Central Asia Metals’ (AIM, TSX: CAML) newly acquired Chibougamau project in Quebec could produce more copper annually than the company’s Kounrad mine, helping offset shrinking…
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Freeport approves $4.5B Bagdad copper expansion
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) has approved a $4.5-billion (C$6.3 billion) expansion of its Bagdad mine in Arizona that would more than double copper output, bolstering domestic…
EU, Australia near minerals funding pact
Australia and the European Investment Bank may be nearing an agreement that could help finance Australian critical minerals projects as the European Union seeks alternatives…
Moon River lifts Davidson value to $1.2B, tungsten output jumps
A new study from Moon River Moly (TSXV: MOO; US-OTC: MRIVF) raises the estimated value of its Davidson molybdenum-copper-tungsten project in British Columbia by 20%…
Americas Gold’s record silver output misses forecasts
Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-A: USAS) reported weaker-than-expected silver production in the third quarter amid ongoing infrastructure work at its main Galena complex…
Boron One raises Serbia project economics in updated study
Canadian explorer Boron One Holdings (TSXV: BONE) has outlined a higher projected return, annual revenue and after-tax net present value (NPV) for its Piskanja boron…
JPMorgan names critical minerals chief for $1.5T push
JPMorganChase (NYSE: JPM) has appointed Andrew Frame to lead critical minerals investment efforts under its $1.5-trillion (C$2.1 trillion) Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI), placing him…
Glencore gets RIGI nod for $4B Argentina copper project
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has secured Argentine government approval for its $4 billion (C$5.7 billion) Agua Rica copper project under the country’s special investment incentive program,…
Osisko plots major resource increase for Gaspé
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) expects its Gaspé copper project in Quebec to get even bigger as new drilling fills gaps in the resource…
Higher Santa Cruz costs weigh on Ivanhoe Electric
A new prefeasibility study (PFS) shows Ivanhoe Electric’s (NYSE, TSX: IE) Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona has become more expensive to build while its…
Almonty clears final hurdle to start producing tungsten concentrate in South Korea
Almonty Industries (NASDAQ: ALM) received approval from the South Korean government to commercially process tungsten concentrate at the Sangdong tungsten mine, expected to produce about…
Friedland’s forgotten metal wins $400M US backing
After more than two decades, billionaire Robert Friedland’s plans of developing a scandium mine in New South Wales (NSW) look to be finally coming to…