Fury Gold buys Newmont’s half of Éléonore South project in Quebec
Fury Gold Mines (TSX, NYSE: FURY) is spending $4.3 million to buy Newmont’s (NYSE: NEM, TSE: NGT) half of the Éléonore South project next to the mine of the same…
Exploration
Energy Fuels aims to double uranium output
The company is preparing additional mines in Colorado and Wyoming for expected production within one year.
Legacy uses AI to discover platinum in Australia
Legacy Minerals (ASX: LGM) says it’s deployed artificial intelligence software to discover platinum group elements (PGE) and nickel-copper-iron sulphides on the Fontenoy project in New South Wales, Australia. Diamond drillhole…
BHP’s tech-inspired startup program closes in on first deals with tiny explorers
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) is using its giant heft to jumpstart small exploration companies with new ideas on how to find energy transition minerals. The company’s BHP…
Patriot Battery Metals aims to fast-track Corvette lithium production
Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT) has leveraged its management’s experience in Australia — the world’s largest lithium producer — to make lightning-fast progress at its Corvette project in…
Surge Battery declares highest-grade lithium clay resource in US
Surge Battery Metals (TSXV: NILI; US-OTC: NILIF) says its main lithium project in Nevada holds the highest-grade U.S. clay resource. The shares jumped. The initial resource for the Nevada North…
BC does about-face on proposed Land Act changes
British Columbia announced on Wednesday it will not proceed with proposed amendments to the Land Act that observers say would have granted Indigenous groups more power over mining leases issued…
Global exploration snapshot: Eight companies seeking copper, precious metals and more
As explorers continue to hunt for precious metals and critical minerals needed for the green energy transition, their pursuit takes them to every corner of the world. Here are eight…
KoBold Metals expands Zambia footprint with Midnight Sun deal
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is expanding its footprint in Zambia after inking a deal with Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA) to jointly…
First Quantum exercises option over two licences as it looks to expand in Zambia
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which is reeling from the forced closure of its flagship copper mine in Panama, has exercised its option over two licences in the Central Africa Copperbelt,…
Battery metals snapshot: Eight companies charging up
New sources of battery metals are needed more than ever before as demand rises for low-emissions vehicles. The eight companies featured below hope to meet that demand for critical minerals…
Video: Fireweed Metals prepares Macmillan Pass resource update
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) is planning a resource update by June on its Macmillan Pass zinc-lead-silver project in the Yukon, chief geologist Jack Milton says. The company, backed the Lundin family and Teck…