Canada’s weakness lies beyond the mine gate, MPs hear
Canada’s critical-minerals fragility lies more with what happens after ore leaves the ground than the ore in the ground, witnesses told a parliamentary panel this week. In the House defence…
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PDAC JV Video: Eldorado nears Skouries cash-flow as Foran buy adds growth
Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is nearing a turning point as its $1 billion Skouries mine in Greece readies for first concentrate production in the early third quarter…
PDAC JV Video: Goldstorm pitches Crown as Treaty Creek ‘2.0’
Goldstorm Metals (TSXV: GSTM; US-OTC: GSTMF) is preparing its first drill test of the Crown property in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, where it says the Orion-Copernicus zone could host another…
Power Metallic drills best Lion copper hit
Power Metallic Mines (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) drilled its best copper interval yet at the Lion zone in Quebec as it works toward a resource estimate this year. Shares rose….
Lundin spends $215M to boost Chile footprint
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) agreed to pay $215 million (C$292 million) to boost its majority stake in Chile’s Caserones copper mine and acquire a piece of the nearby Los Helados…
Gold price up as Trump remarks calm inflation fears
Gold advanced on Tuesday after United States President Donald Trump’s latest comments on the Middle East war drove down oil prices and eased inflationary concerns. Spot gold gained as much…
RANKED: Top 20 automakers by battery metals spending
The global passenger EV market, including plug-in and conventional hybrids, fell short of 30 million units last year, but still showed robust growth of 18% year over year. In combined…
Are oceans the next frontier for uranium?
The hunger for uranium won’t abate anytime soon as the heavy metal’s spot price hovers near two-year-highs, but some geologists warn easy-to-mine reserves are shrinking. Enter what may sound…
First Nations say equity key to faster approvals
Indigenous ownership in major mining and other resource projects could help accelerate permitting timelines in Canada while improving economic outcomes for First Nations, according to a national group. The First…
Spotlight: Global precious metals exploration 1
Record precious metal prices are driving global exploration for gold and silver. Here’s a list of four companies to keep an eye on. Another four companies under the global precious metals exploration banner are to follow in…
How Canada’s biggest iron project is almost unknown
In the remote wilderness of northern Quebec sits the largest iron ore project you’ve never heard of – MetalQuest Mining’s (TSX: MQM; US-OTC: MQMIF) Lac Otelnuk. Hosting 4.9 billion tonnes in proven and probable reserves grading 28.7%…
Skills shortage tightens grip on junior explorers
Junior miners are trimming drill programs and pushing back fieldwork this year as shortages of geologists and drill crews drive up costs and limit access to contractors. With major miners…