January 17, 2023 Probe Metals triples resource estimate at Monique deposit in Quebec The deposit now holds 41.8 million indicated tonnes grading 1.52 g/t gold for 2 million oz. contained metal.
January 17, 2023 FPX Nickel commences PFS on Baptiste project in British Columbia The PFS will mark the culmination of the extensive de-risking and optimization program that has been undertaken since the issuance of the 2020 PEA.
January 17, 2023 Fission announces economics for Patterson Lake South uranium Highlights include a longer mine life of 10 years and a greatly increased after-tax net present value of C$1.2 billion.
January 17, 2023 Wealth Minerals delivers first resource estimate for Ollagüe lithium project in Chile The initial resource contains 741,000 tonnes of LCE grading 175 ml/L in the indicated category and 701,000 tonnes LCE grading 185 ml/L in inferred.
January 16, 2023 Northwest Copper drills one of longest and highest-grade holes at Kwanika Hole K-22-255 returned 399.8 metres of 0.62% copper, 0.74 g/t gold and 2 g/t silver from 152.2 metres downhole.
January 13, 2023 Exploration doyen Simon Ridgway comes full circle in the Yukon with Rackla Metals Ridgway and the exploration teams under his guidance have discovered gold deposits in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua and a silver-gold deposit in Mexico.
January 12, 2023 Iamgold, Vanstar hike gold resource at Nelligan in Quebec Nelligan now has an indicated resource of 72.2 million tonnes grading 0.85 g/t for 2 million oz. of contained gold.
January 12, 2023 Europe’s largest rare earths deposit found in Sweden The discovery by Swedish state-owned miner LKAB could help the continent break away from China’s dominance in the sector.
January 12, 2023 Arkle Resources finds lithium in Ireland The explorer, which has so far focused on gold in Ireland, said drilling results show evidence of lithium bearing pegmatites.
January 11, 2023 Ivanhoe Electric ties up with Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden The companies have formed a 50/50 joint venture to explore for metals considered key for the global energy transition.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am