Guinea junta halts Rio Tinto’s Simandou project
Guinea’s ruling junta has ordered a full halt of Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) vast Simandou iron ore project in the country’s southeast, with interim president Mamady…
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Vizsla Silver intersects high-grade silver east of its Mexican Panuco project
Vizsla Silver (TSXV: VZLA; NYSE: VZLA) has released assay results from seven new drill holes targeting the Copala and Christiano veins, located east of the Tajitos resource area, at its…
GMS: Rise of ESG comes with risks and opportunities for miners
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting has become more important in the mining industry, especially as companies seek fresh capital for projects, and as investors start to scrutinize ESG disclosures. …
Sanctioned Russian nickel could slow global EV adoption, report
Sanctioning Russian nickel will slow the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and hinder the decarbonization of Western economies, according to a new report from GlobalData. The result, such actions will…
Rio Tinto cuts ties with Russian businesses over Ukraine war
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has become the first major mining company to announce it was cutting all ties with Russian businesses, joining a massive exodus of…
MAC appeals for more investment ahead of federal budget
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has urged the government to invest more in critical minerals in this year’s budget to avoid “slipping behind” its competitors in the sector, while…
Talisker hits multiple high grades at Bralorne in BC
Talisker Resources (TSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) has released more high grade results from drilling in the Bralorne West area of its Bralorne gold project in British Columbia. One highlight of…
Frontier Lithium boosts spodumene resources ahead of prefeasibility study
With the aim to supply raw materials for about half a million electric vehicles annually by 2025, Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) has stepped up its pace by quadrupling indicated resources at its Spark deposit in northwestern Ontario. Spark now hosts 14.4 million tonnes grading 1.40%, up from the…
De Beers latest sale shows demand remains strong
De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer by value, saw sales jump by 18% in the second cycle of 2022 compared to the same period last year, attesting to the…
Monumental Minerals inks option for lithium project in Chile
Monumental Minerals (TSXV: MNRL) has signed a deal with Lithium Chile (TSXV: LITH; US-OTC: LTMCF) to have the option to acquire up to 75% of the Salar De Laguna Blanca…
Canada Nickel nearly doubles bought deal public offering
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF), citing significant investor demand, has amended the terms of its earlier agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Red Cloud Securities to…
Skeena expands 21A zone at Eskay Creek with new in-pit discovery
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE) has received the final drill results from its 2021 regional and near-mine exploration programs at the Eskay Creek gold-silver project. This drilling was designed to follow…