QC Copper says Opemiska resource tops 1.7B lb copper
Shares in QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU) rose 31% Monday after a resource update for its Opemiska project in Quebec gave it more than 1.7 billion lb. of copper…
Canada
First Quantum said to be in talks with Jiangxi over Zambian mines
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which is reeling from the forced closure of its flagship copper mine in Panama, is said to be in talks to sell a stake…
Canada slams US antidumping duty on tin mill products, citing trade concerns
The United States Department of Commerce Friday announced measures to curb dumping of tin mill products from several countries including Canada in a move Ottawa criticized as “disappointing” and a…
Laurion scores high-grade gold at Ishkoday in Ontario
Laurion Mineral Exploration (TSXV: LME; US-OTC: LMEFF) says its fall drilling program has returned bonanza grades from the Ishkoday project that sits near a historic mine dating from before World…
Omnia Metals expands footprint in Canada with Dixie buy
Australia’s Omnia Metals Group (ASX: OM1) is expanding its exploration footprint in Canada with the acquisition of local junior Dixie Gold (TSXV: DG). The deal hands the A$3.8-million market cap…
Lithium price plummet due to continue
Lithium prices are expected to decline further because of rising supplies of the battery metal, subdued Chinese demand and a lacklustre American electric vehicle (EV) market. Australia, which mined about…
Barrick, Antofagasta to spend US$95M exploring for copper in Chile
Canada’s Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) have partnered up to explore for copper and other metals in the Alto del Carmen area of…
BMO cautions against excess gold sector royalty deals
A trend among gold developers to write royalties as a strategy to raise investor value amid a stifled financial market carries high risks, a new BMO Capital Markets report found…
Li-FT hits 1.56% lithium oxide over 26 metres near Yellowknife
Li-FT Power (TSXV: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF) has reported assays as high as 1.56% lithium oxide (Li2O) over 26 metres at the road-accessible Big East pegmatite within the Yellowknife lithium project…
Uranium hits new post-Fukushima high
The spot price of uranium continues to rise, boosted by pledges to triple nuclear power by mid-century, supply hiccups from producers such as Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) and the looming…
2024 belongs to an offbeat pairing — uranium and gold
As demand for EV and base metals is expected to slow along with global growth in 2024, two very different metals are likely to stand out from the commodity pack:…
Rokmaster’s Revel Ridge BC project offers 21% return
Rokmaster Resources (TSXV: RKR) says its Revel Ridge gold-silver project in southeast British Columbia may produce a double-digit return for investors, according to a preliminary economic assessment. The study…