BCSC to hear NorthWest Copper’s activist investor claims
With shares trending 51% in the red over the past 12 months, NorthWest Copper (TSXV: NWST; US-OTC: NWCCF) says the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has agreed to schedule a…
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BHP speeds up Jansen project in Saskatchewan despite falling potash prices
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner by market valuation, is increasing its capital spending this year on the Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan by 55%…
NexGen raises US$110M for Rook I uranium project
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) has entered an agreement with Queen’s Road Capital Investment and Washington H Soul Pattinson and Co. that will raise US$110 million in unsecured convertible debentures to…
Robots enhance prospectors’ role as GeologicAI and peers scan drill core assays
GeologicAI, a Canadian tech company with Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) as a client and the backing of the Bill Gates-funded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, is part of a…
Franco-Nevada offers ‘financial lifeline’ to Red Pine Exploration
Trading at a 50% drop year-to-date at 15¢ per share, Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) has sold a 1.5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on its advanced gold…
Latitude Uranium shares soar after it finds potential new zones at Angilak in Nunavut
Shares in Latitude Uranium (CSE: LUR, US-OTC: LURAF) soared by more than 20% Wednesday after it announced the completion of the first phase of its 2023 drill program at its…
Eloro tallies inferred resource of 670 M tonnes containing 1.2 B oz silver equivalent
Eloro Resources (TSX: ELO; US-OTC: ELRRF) has released an inaugural mineral resource estimate for its Iska Iska silver-tin polymetallic project in southwestern Bolivia. Due to the polymetallic nature of the deposit, the resources…
TNM Drill Down: Mapping the top drill holes YTD
We’ve compiled a map of the top gold, silver, copper, nickel, lithium and uranium assays year-to-date. Click here to see the visualization.
Updated Rose feasibility study lifts Critical Elements shares
Critical Elements Lithium (TSXV: CRE; US-OTC: CRECF) has released a revised feasibility study for the Rose lithium-tantalum project in Quebec, outlining a largely de-risked project with strong economics, CEO Jean-Sébastien Lavallée says.
In an exclusive interview with The Northern Miner, Lavallée said the updated study outlines a low-risk mining approach and responsible production for the e-mobility battery market and the glass and ceramics industries.
E3 Lithium shares hit two-year high after it opens Alberta’s first DLE pilot plant
Shares in E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL) rose 8.7% Tuesday after E3 said it started operations at its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) plant in Alberta, the province’s first facility focused on…
TNM Drill Down YTD Silver: The Americas dwarf other regions in best silver results
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals…
Rio Tinto-First Quantum JV to develop massive copper project in Peru
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) and First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) have formed a joint venture to advance the La Granja copper project in Peru to development….