Ontario to OK mines in half the time: Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is proposing new legislation to cut mining permit times in half, designate geographic areas for speedy treatment like the Ring of Fire by September and limit…
Exploration
Robex files prospectus for $77M Australia IPO
Canadian miner Robex Resources (TSX: RBX) filed a prospectus with Australian securities regulators for an estimated A$120 million (US$77 million) initial public offering that will help pay for a new…
Awalé logs strong results at Newmont-backed project
Drilling at Awalé Resources’ (TSXV: ARIC) Odienné copper-gold project in Côte d’Ivoire has returned results as high as 26 metres grading 12 grams gold per tonne, the company reported Thursday….
Don’t tariff copper imports, limit exports: US industry
Some key players in the United States copper industry are urging President Donald Trump to forgo import tariffs and instead opt for targeted export restrictions in a bid to revive homegrown production….
Sitka Gold nets $11.8M for Yukon exploration
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG) has closed an $11.8-million financing that it plans to spend on exploration at its RC project in west-central Yukon. Shares rose. The bought deal financing was led…
Ivanhoe Electric lines up $825M loan for copper project
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX, NYSE: IE) said the United States export credit agency is interested in lending up to $825 million (C$1.15 billion) for the company’s Santa Cruz copper project in…
First Quantum buys into Prospect to spur Zambia copper
Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is acquiring a 15% stake in Prospect Resources (ASX: PSC), a battery and electrification metals developer based in Australia, as it deepens its presence…
Osisko Metals’ Gaspé copper assays beat outlook
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM) said initial drilling results at its Gaspé copper project in eastern Quebec topped expectations. Shares jumped. All five holes drilled in the past three months intersected…
PDAC video: Newcore Gold expands drill program for Enchi resource upgrade, CEO says
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; OTCQX: NCAUF) has increased its drilling to 35,000 metres at the Enchi gold project in Ghana, CEO Luke Alexander says in a video interview. Upgraded and…
PDAC Video: Blue Lagoon preps for July gold production start in BC
Blue Lagoon Resources’ (CSE: BLLG; US-OTC: BLAGF) Dome Mountain gold project is the most recently permitted mine in British Columbia and it’s looking to start producing in July. Through its…
PDAC Video: Tailwinds push Marimaca Copper towards permit milestone this year
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) is looking at a year of milestones with its definitive feasibility planned for its namesake project in the middle of the year and environmental approval from…
PDAC JV video: New Zealand aims to fast-track mining
New Zealand is holding up its fast-track and “one-stop shop” legislation as ways to streamline project approvals and reinvigorate the economy, resources minister Shane Jones says. The new processes are…