Chiefs of Ontario ask for year-long pause on claims staking
The Chiefs of Ontario are urging the province to call a 365-day moratorium on the Mining Lands Administration System (MLAS), beginning on Jan. 24. The move follows an exponential rise…
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New critical mineral mines in BC could generate nearly $800B, says MABC
In the province of British Columbia, 16 proposed critical mineral mines, worth $36 billion in near-term investment, 300,000 person-years of employment and $11 billion in tax revenues, are at a…
Alaska Energy Metals acquires Angliers-Belleterre nickel-copper project in Quebec
Alaska Energy Metals (TSX: AEMC) has closed its 100% acquisition of the Angliers-Belleterre nickel-copper project in Quebec for $2.8 million. The Angliers-Belleterre property is underlain by komatiitic ultramafic flow rocks…
China’s controls on graphite exports ‘a loud wakeup call’ for the US, says Graphex CEO
China announced last month it will require export permits for some graphite products in another bid to control critical mineral supply in response to challenges over its global manufacturing dominance. Graphex Technologies – among…
JV Article: From Hammer to Hydraulics – Evolving the Whisler-Style Lip
Whisler-style lips have been around since the 1950s and have become a synonym for rope shovel lips. In the early days, electric rope shovel manufacturers used Whisler-style lips that had…
RANKED: World’s top 10 graphite projects
Graphite grabbed news headlines recently when China announced it will require export permits for some graphite products. China is the world’s top graphite producer and exporter and it refines more…
Panama bans all future mining projects, sends First Quantum contract to court
Panama legislators approved a bill on Thursday that blocks all future mining concessions including exploration, extraction and transportation of minerals as well as contract renewals in the Central American country. The…
NextSource Materials ships first graphite from Molo mine in Madagascar
NextSource Materials (TSX: NEXT; US-OTC: NSRCF) announced Monday it has made its first bulk container shipment of SuperFlake graphite from the company’s Molo mine in Madagascar. This first shipment has…
Pan American Silver plans La Colorada mine restart after armed robbery
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) announced Wednesday that it will restart operations at its La Colorada mine in Mexico on Oct. 16 following a shift change and the…
RANKED: Top gold producers of H1 2023
Gold has taken centre stage this year as a flurry of multi-billion dollar M&A deals have played out in the industry. Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) US$19.2 billion acquisition of…
BHP Xplor launches search for next round of exploration prospects
BHP Xplor, an accelerator program introduced by the miner in 2022 in pursuit of unlocking critical minerals, began a global search Thursday for its next cohort. The program seeks to…
Lucara unearths 692-carat diamond at Karowe mine in Botswana
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered its fourth diamond weighing over 300 carats this year from its Karowe diamond mine in Botswana — a 692.3-carat stone. The diamond, measuring 46.5…