September 19, 2024

Rock Tech scoping lithium converter in Ontario with $1.7bn NPV

The company is building a fully permitted lithium converter in Germany.

September 19, 2024

Metals security of supply depends on junior resource companies

Discoveries won’t be made if juniors don’t have boots on the ground.

September 19, 2024

Gold Reserve drops out of US bidding for shares in Citgo parent

Houston-based Citgo is the crown jewel of Venezuela's companies overseas.

September 19, 2024

West Red Lake Gold begins test mining and bulk sampling at Madsen in Ontario

The program will run for four months to support restarting production next year.

September 19, 2024

Osisko Metals seeks financing partner on huge Gaspé copper project in Quebec

Reopening the former Noranda mine, about 575 km northeast of Quebec City, could see it become the biggest undeveloped copper asset east of the Mississippi.

September 19, 2024

Canadian miners in TSX top 30 ranking reflects industry’s role in world energy security, says VP

Chris Birkett says with geopolitical tensions around the world, Canada is an attractive target for investors looking to secure energy sources.   

September 18, 2024

Gold miners say they’re now disciplined as dealmaking heats up

Deal appetite has picked up as gold soared to successive records on the outlook for lower US interest rates, central-bank buying and haven demand.

September 18, 2024

Saskatchewan processing plant first to produce rare earth metals in North America 

Facility is ready to produce 10 tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium metals per month, with purities greater than 99.5%, SRC said.

September 18, 2024

BHP’s fertilizer boss bets on low-cost potash to challenge rivals

Jansen mine is expected to produce potash at costs that are less than the top Canadian operations of fertilizer giants Nutrien and Mosaic.

September 18, 2024

Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling

The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario.