US Snapshot: Mining and exploration for copper, gold, rare earths and more
The United States has a long mining and exploration history and is rich in base and precious metals as well as new energy metals and uranium. Here are seven companies…
Exploration
Blackrock builds on Tonopah West PEA with shallow, high-grade gold and silver hits
Infill drilling by Blackrock Silver (TSXV: BRC; US-OTC: BKRRF) at its Tonopah West project in southwest Nevada has expanded and confirmed the continuity of high-grade gold and silver in the…
Critical Metals gets licence extension for Greenland rare earths deposit
Europe-focused Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) said on Tuesday the Greenland government has extended the exploitation licence of its majority-owned Tanbreez project in Greenland, the world’s largest rare earth deposit….
JV Article: Lode Gold on cusp of Gold Orogen spin out
In the last six months, Lode Gold Resources (TSXV: LOD; US-OTC: SBMIF) has created a subsidiary to spin out its Yukon and New Brunswick assets into a new company to…
Infographic: Adding up government spending on Quebec’s critical minerals
Quebec is unique in Canada for its strong institutional support for mining and exploration activities. It was the first jurisdiction in Canada to release a critical minerals strategy, in 2020,…
JV Article: Novo Resources’ work shows more gold to be had at Belltopper
Novo Resources (TSX: NVO; ASX: NVO; US-OTC: NSRPF) has completed a new geological model for its Belltopper gold project in Australia, and defined an exploration target of up to 2.1…
B2Gold backs Founders Metals with $12.1M investment for drilling at Antino in Suriname
Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) has drawn a $12.1 million investment from B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG), bringing to $32.1 million the total raised in the Suriname-focused gold explorer…
Northisle Copper and Gold shares rise on resource update ahead of PEA
Northisle Copper and Gold (TSXV: NCX) shares rose after the company posted an updated resource estimate for its project near Port Hardy, B.C., to support a new preliminary economic assessment…
Nova Minerals hits high-grade gold in Alaska as it eyes 2025 prefeasibility
Infill drilling at Nova Minerals’ (ASX: NVA; NASDAQ: NVA) RPM project in south-central Alaska has confirmed the continuity of near-surface high-grade gold mineralization as the company works towards a prefeasibility…
Marimaca Copper expands footprint in Chile with US$12M option deal
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) has signed an option agreement to expand its holdings in Chile. The company which is advancing its Marimaca copper project in the country has optioned the…
Trigon hits ‘surprise’ high-grade copper at Kombat mine in Namibia
Drilling at Trigon Metals’ (TSXV: TM; US-OTC: PNTZF) Kombat copper-silver mine in north-central Namibia has hit new, high-grade mineralization close to past producing areas, the company reported Tuesday. Its shares…
Power Metal nets $17.8M for uranium drilling JV in Saskatchewan
Power Metal Resources’ (LSE: POW; US-OTC: POWMF) gained 3.3% on Monday after it announced a £10 million ($17.8 million) investment from London-based UCAM for a joint venture to drill for…