Heavy rains to threaten 25% of world’s copper projects by 2050
Copper extraction is crucial to the energy transition, but a quarter of sites mining the metal face a rising threat from the impacts of climate change by mid-century, according to…
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Electra surges on US$20M Washington funding for Ontario cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials’ (TSX-V: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM) shares jumped 40% Monday on news it received US$20 million from the United States’ Department of Defense (DoD) to help develop its cobalt…
Collective Mining fuses gold deposits into larger system at Guayabales in Colombia
Collective Mining (NYSE: CNL; TSX: CNL) says new drill results connect its Apollo and nearby Olympus deposits at the Guayabales project in Colombia, creating a mineralized system spanning about 1,000…
Euro Manganese shares jump after offtake deal with US cathode specialist
The seven-year deal will account for a “significant percentage” of Chvaletice manganese production.
Lithium Argentina shares rise as Ganfeng takes project stake
Lithium Argentina (TSX: LAAC; NYSE: LAAC) has completed the sale of a 14.9% stake in its Pastos Grandes lithium project in Salta province to China’s Ganfeng Lithium. The deal, which saw Ganfeng…
Video: Aurania pivots from Ecuador to Europe
Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU; US-OTC: AUIF), led by a key member of the Aurelian Resources team that discovered the rich Fruta del Norte gold mine in Ecuador, is turning away…
Friedland buys US$96M California luxury estate from Ellen DeGeneres
Canadian mining magnate Robert Friedland recently bought a large piece of real estate in California from famed American TV host Ellen DeGeneres, according to media reports. The purchase, as first…
Snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects in the Southwest US
The southwestern United States is well-known for its rich endowment of silver, gold, copper and lithium, among other minerals. Here are eight companies active in the region. Apollo Silver In…
Video: EMX Royalty touts record cash flows as portfolio matures
EMX Royalty (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-AM: EMX) has changed from prospect generator to cash generator, reporting a record US$37 million in revenue last year, CEO David Cole says. This growth is…
JV Video: Dundee’s Clevr tech avoids cyanide in gold processing alternative
Dundee Corp.’s (TSX: DC-A) Clevr process, a cyanide-free method for gold recovery, could boost mining in regions where the toxin’s use is controversial or restricted, president and CEO Jonathan Goodman…
Video: ‘Grade smearing’ top junior sector misdeed, Brent Cook says
Retail investors can struggle to make sense of drill results, but some junior mining explorers make things worse with misleading reporting practices that inflate the value of their projects, industry…
Teck-Glencore JV aims to jumpstart stalled Minnesota project
NewRange Copper Nickel is embarking on a series of studies over the next year to assess whether new mining technology and sustainability developments can remove permitting barriers at its key…