Cabral Gold surges on best results as output nears
Cabral Gold (TSXV: CBR; US-OTC: CGBZF) shares shot to a new high after results from its Jerimum Cima target in northern Brazil returned the company’s strongest intervals ever as exploration…
Articles by Blair McBride
AI’s application still clouded by hype
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being promoted across the mining sector as a way to sharpen exploration and improve targeting, but industry executives say most tools deliver modest efficiency gains rather…
How Canadian mining can be great again
The mining and metallurgy industry has undergone a profound transformation since 1905, when Canada was producing six key metals – iron, copper, nickel, lead, aluminum and zinc – largely for domestic use. By the…
Lynas-Japan deal ‘insulates’ from China rare earth prices
A revised deal between Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC; US-OTC: LYSDY) and Japanese customer JARE firms up supplies of heavy rare earths and creates a price floor as a…
Canamera logs positive rare earth results in ionic clays
Auger drilling with dozens of holes at Canamera Energy Metals’ (CSE: EMET; US-OTC: EMETF) Turvolândia project in southeast Brazil has confirmed near-surface rare earths mineralization in ionic clays. Highlight hole…
Aussie gold output rises 2% to top 300 tonnes again
Australian gold production rose 2% last year to reach 303 tonnes in 2025, the second time it has hit that milestone since 2023, Melbourne-based Surbiton Associates says. The 12-month total,…
La Mancha builds $313M interest in G Mining
La Mancha Resource Capital has become the largest shareholder in South America-focused G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) after a $313-million (C$425.1-million) share purchase deal. The subscription raises La Mancha’s…
Are oceans the next frontier for uranium?
The hunger for uranium won’t abate anytime soon as the heavy metal’s spot price hovers near two-year-highs, but some geologists warn easy-to-mine reserves are shrinking. Enter what may sound…
How Canada’s biggest iron project is almost unknown
In the remote wilderness of northern Quebec sits the largest iron ore project you’ve never heard of – MetalQuest Mining’s (TSX: MQM; US-OTC: MQMIF) Lac Otelnuk. Hosting 4.9 billion tonnes in proven and probable reserves grading 28.7%…
Skills shortage tightens grip on junior explorers
Junior miners are trimming drill programs and pushing back fieldwork this year as shortages of geologists and drill crews drive up costs and limit access to contractors. With major miners…
Interactive infographic: 25 years of global mining M&A
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Opinion: Will energy eclipse critical metals as a hedge?
What does Europe, a continent starved for commodities, do when it faces future shortages of critical minerals and energy? According to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the decision is straightforward: Make…