Rio Tinto raises Yukon copper project stake, cuts diamond plan interest
Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is reshuffling its interests in two Canadian projects as it seeks to focus on green energy metals such as copper. Rio Tinto is spending…
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Caprock’s Ackley hosts same type of mineralization as EU’s largest hard rock lithium project
Caprock Mining (CSE: CAPR) has confirmed the Ackley property in southeast Newfoundland contains zinnwaldite, the same type of lithium-bearing mineral as the Cinovec lithium project in the Czech Republic. Several…
Li-FT’s Yellowknife lithium project ‘overlooked and undervalued,’ Canaccord says
Li-FT Power (TSXV: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF) has reported spodumene mineralization as high as 1.7% lithium oxide (Li2O) from drilling at several pegmatites at its Yellowknife project, in the Northwest Territories,…
Gold juniors Nighthawk, Moneta to gain heft with all-share merger
Moneta Gold (TSX: ME; US-OTC: MEAUF) and Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF), two juniors with gold development projects in Canada, are planning an at-market, all-share merger. Moneta will contribute…
Alaska Energy Metals acquires Angliers-Belleterre nickel-copper project in Quebec
Alaska Energy Metals (TSX: AEMC) has closed its 100% acquisition of the Angliers-Belleterre nickel-copper project in Quebec for $2.8 million. The Angliers-Belleterre property is underlain by komatiitic ultramafic flow rocks…
Nearly one-third of tailings dams close to protected areas – study
Nearly a third of the world’s mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, posing risks to some of the earth’s most precious species and landscapes. A recent…
TNM Drill Down: CopAur Minerals’ Kinsley Mountain reports the week’s top assay
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week (Nov. 17-24). Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data…
American West samples high-grade copper, gold at Nunavut’s Tempest
American West Metals (ASX: AW1; US-OTC: AWMLF) on Monday reported bonanza-grade copper and zinc grab samples at the Tempest prospect of the Storm project in Nunavut. Samples assayed up to…
Bear Creek hopes to kick off work at $603M Peru silver project next year
Bear Creek Mining (TSXV: BCM) plans to start construction at its Corani silver property in Peru’s Puno region next year, as it continues looking for alternatives to finance the $603-million…
Foran Mining launches $200M private placement
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) plans to raise $200 million through a private placement to support the exploration and development of its projects in Saskatchewan. The offering includes up…
Gold, silver to rise as political, economic risks grind
Gold and silver prices have been on a roller coaster over the past two years as prices have responded to the changing political and economic environment. A key shift came…
NGEx Minerals expands Lunahuasi drill program
Lundin Group copper and gold explorer NGEx Minerals (TSXV: NGEX) said Friday it has restarted and increased the drill rig count at the Lunahuasi project in Argentina to four following…