December 5, 2023 Norway lawmakers back deep-sea mining in Arctic Ocean The minority centre-left government and two large opposition parties have backed the proposal, with a final vote scheduled for January.
December 5, 2023 Liontown takes next step in Olympio’s Mulwarrie lithium project Following completion of stage one, Liontown can own up to a 51% interest in the Mulwarrie and Mulline lithium prospects.
December 1, 2023 Founders Metals’ high-grade hits hint at Guiana Shield bounty for Antino project in Suriname The junior miner is closing off the year with drill results as high as 13 metres at 14.03 g/t gold.
November 29, 2023 Bonterra grants 70% option on Gladiator and Barry gold projects to Osisko Mining Osisko has agreed to spend C$30 million on the properties over the next three years and will make an up-front payment of C$5 million.
November 29, 2023 Ivanhoe Electric JV kicks off Saudi exploration campaign The joint venture has exclusive access to approximately 48,500 square kilometres of land on the Arabian Shield.
November 29, 2023 Rio Tinto sells stake in Canadian diamond project, ups interest in copper Rio Tinto sold its 75% interest in the Fort à la Corne diamond project in Saskatchewan, and is increasing its stake in a Yukon copper firm.
November 28, 2023 Li-FT drills 21 metres at 1.12% lithium oxide at Ki target near Yellowknife The company has now wrapped up its 2023 drill program at the Yellowknife project which comprised 34,238 metres.
November 28, 2023 New high-grade copper find in DRC similar to Kakula, Ivanhoe says The discovery named Kitoko was made on Ivanhoe's recently acquired joint venture licences in the Western Foreland.
November 27, 2023 American West samples high-grade copper, gold at Nunavut’s Tempest Samples assayed up to 38.2% copper in an underexplored area, are fast becoming the focus of an aggressive exploration program planned for 2024.
November 27, 2023 Alaska Energy Metals acquires Angliers-Belleterre nickel-copper project in Quebec The project was first explored by INCO, the world's largest nickel producer of the 20th century, acquired by Vale in the 1990s.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
