BHP unveils first natural capital accounting results
Results of first pilot case study on the application of natural capital accounting principles in mining focused on former mineral sands operation in Australia.
Specialty Minerals
Space rock yields mysterious minerals
A team of researchers has discovered at least two minerals never before seen on earth in a 15-tonne meteorite found in Somalia – the ninth-largest meteorite ever found. The two…
Perpetua awarded up to US$24.8M under US Defense Production Act, stock jumps
Perpetua Resources (TSX: PPTA; NASDAQ: PPTA) announced on Monday that its Idaho-based subsidiary has received a technology investment of up to US$24.8 million under Title III of the Defense Production…
Fireweed Metals increases Lundin-backed financing, stock hits 52-week high
Due to strong investor interest, Yukon-focused critical minerals explorer Fireweed Metals‘ (TSXV: FWZ; OTC: FWEDF) says it will increase its previously announced financing to about $35 million. Earlier in the…
Power Metals reports high-grade cesium drilled at Case Lake near Cochrane
Power Metals (TSXV: PWM; OTC: PWRMF) says it is “extremely thrilled” with the high-grade cesium discovery recently made at the West Joe dyke at the 100%-owned Case Lake property in…
Green economy might lead to sulphur shortages, says British study
A projected shortage of sulphuric acid could stifle green technology advancement and threaten global food security, according to a paper recently published in The Geographical Journal. Sulphuric acid is required…
KWG acquires Fancamp’s chromite claims in Ring of Fire
Fancamp Exploration (TSXV: FNC) has agreed to sell all its rights and interests in the Koper Lake-McFaulds mineral properties, comprising four mining claims located within Ontario’s Ring of Fire, to…
Post Noront takeover, Wyloo gets to work on Ring of Fire assets: Exclusive interview
Wyloo Metals made a big splash last year with its battle against Australian behemoth BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) for control of Ring of Fire junior Noront Resources. …
US allots US$74M to critical minerals mapping
The U.S. Department of the Interior has set aside more than US$74 million to invest across 30 states in research and mapping of areas with potential for critical minerals, as…
PDAC 2022: War, supply issues have increased importance of critical minerals, says Wilkinson
Natural Resources minister Jonathan Wilkinson has said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the fragility of global supply chains have “heightened” the importance of critical minerals as he welcomed mining…
NioBay suspends exploration at James Bay project on First Nation objections
NioBay Metals (TSXV: NBY; US-OTC: NBYCF) has suspended exploration activities at its James Bay niobium project located in the district of Cochrane on the traditional territory of the Moose Cree…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro backs legalization of mining in Indigenous lands amidst Russia invasion
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has reiterated the need to allow mining in the nation’s Indigenous territories to strengthen food security, as he expects Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine to increase…