December 29, 2022 Ximen receives draft environment permit for Kenville gold mine in BC The project is located 8 km west of the town of Nelson in BC's West Kootenay region.
December 27, 2022 Extraterrestrial manganese turns out to be oxygen-free Researchers discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be readily formed without atmospheric oxygen.
December 21, 2022 Aya confirms extension of high-grade silver discovery at Zgounder mine in Morocco One drill hole intercepted 3,956 g/t silver over 21.6 metres, including an intersection of 5,792 g/t silver over 14.4 metres.
December 20, 2022 Signal Gold updates mineral reserves for Stog’er Tight deposit at Point Rousse The Stog'er Tight probable mineral reserve is 726,600 tonnes at an average diluted gold grade of 1.97 g/t.
December 19, 2022 Ioneer’s lithium-boron project in Nevada moves into final permitting stage The company has been unable to get federal permits because public lands near the project are home to an endangered wildflower.
December 15, 2022 British Columbia First Nations go to court to challenge province’s mineral claim regime At the heart of the case is the free entry mineral claim system that allows anyone to file a mineral claim without notifying or engaging with First Nations.
December 15, 2022 Marimaca Copper stock rises as company drills first significant sulphides in Chile Drill hole MAD-22 returned 92 metres at 2.11% total copper from 140 metres.
December 15, 2022 Fortescue ups stake in Candente Copper with $2.9m investment The Australian iron ore producer will now have 25.4% stake in the Canadian junior, which is advancing the Cañariaco copper project in Peru.
December 14, 2022 Frontier Lithium’s drilling at Spark pegmatite returns robust grades Spark is on the PAK property in Ontario, said to contain one of North America's highest-grade lithium resources.
December 13, 2022 Brixton pivots to cobalt at Langis with strong drill results Langis, on the north shore of Lake Timiskaming, is about 20 km from Electra Battery Materials’ refinery for cobalt.
Weir to acquire ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada for $75 million Mining technology firm to acquire the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture. December 12, 2025 | 03:32 pm
