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…
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New $850M debt deal moves Troilus copper-gold project closer to full funding
A new debt-financing accord brings Troilus Mining (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) closer to securing the entire capital needed to develop its namesake copper-gold project in Quebec….
Milei OKs Lithium Argentina’s $1.24B growth under RIGI
A $1.24-billion (C$1.7 billion) expansion of Lithium Argentina’s (TSX, NYSE: LAR) Cauchari-Olaroz mine is one of two mining projects approved by Buenos Aires under the…
Lion One Metals sinks on cancelled $15M financing
Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO) plunged more than 30% after a proposed financing from Australian investment firm Arete Capital Advisors collapsed and the company announced…
Nouveau Monde raises $297M as Italy’s Eni takes stake
Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG; TSX: NOU) is raising $297 million (C$413 million) in a transaction that will see Italian energy giant Eni buy a 12%…
PDAC: Flow-through shares drive TSX dominance, Douglas Silver says
Canada’s flow-through share financing system underpins the country’s status as a dominant mine finance hub by supporting the efforts of some 670 listed explorers, Canadian…
PDAC: Canada must build processing now, panelists say
Canada has a historic opportunity to build new processing facilities in the country as modern mines get developed amid a global resource boom, attendees were…
Ivanhoe Electric gets $200M loan for U.S. copper mine
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) says it’s secured a $200 million (C$280 million) bridge loan from a bank syndicate amid a push to build the…
Tactical raises up to $140M for Texas rare earths project
Tactical Resources (TSX-V: RARE; US-OTC: USREF) said U.S. asset manager Yorkville Advisors Global agreed to provide up to $140 million (C$196 million) in financing –…
Canada backs critical minerals projects worth $6.4B
Canada’s federal government unveiled plans to support 25 new investments it says will help to unlock some $6.4 billion (US$4.6 billion) of critical minerals projects…
G Mining eyes Guyana gold project decision this month
G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) said Monday it will decide this month whether to proceed with the Oko West project in Guyana after…
The View from England: Brexit threat to London’s finance sector
We are into a new year, and in the U.K. we face a near-perfect storm. On top of the depressing weather, Brexit has finally come…